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best software DvD player
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:07 pm
by bangbangben
ok. I just gotta GeForce 2 GTS, i have 256 megs of RAM 1 gig Duron, and DvD sux ass on this system! im using WinDvD, and it chugs along and skips sooooo much, my VooDoo5 was much better! so which software should I use???
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:18 pm
by Phjorg
What OS you got?
I have win2k and by far the best supported and quality DVD player is windvd2000
however, check the version number you have, certain versions are better than other. check out dvdutils.com for info
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:38 pm
by dadx2mj
I got my DVD not to long ago it came with Power DVD and I thought it sucked . I got WINDVD and it has worked great for me. Have you checked to make sure that DMA is enabled on the DVD drive
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:56 pm
by bangbangben
thanks. forgot i reformatted and didnt check DMA..... everything is fine!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:25 am
by KiLLerCloWn
In my experience:
WinDVD - best picture
Power DVD - Best sound
KC
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:52 am
by Danielm7
When I try to enable dma on my dvd drive in win2k it refuses to start the movie, pretty annoying, any ideas?
Daniel
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 12:39 am
by madthumbs
WinDVD is commonly said to have "slightly" better picture and sound than PowerDVD. PowerDVD is said to have a better interface and options. I think the picture quality may be arguable, and the sound unnoticeable. Some people don't like WinDVD for the way it takes over the sound playback in WMP, and has been blamed for totally screwing up Windows. The claim that "Power DVD sucks, tried WinDVD and it was better" I'm sure is based on an older version of PowerDVD. Make sure with either that you get the latest versions because there are significant differences in output quality.