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KeithH
03-04-2005, 03:35 PM
I just got a new laptop that has a DVD/CD-RW drive. Unfortunately, it did not come with any DVD viewing software. It only has Windows Media Player for playing CDs. Can anyone recommend good software for viewing DVDs? Are there any good programs that are available by free download? I'd like to be able to play DVDs when traveling on business. Thanks!
Soundman
03-04-2005, 03:59 PM
Hmmm.... I thought Windows Media player works with dvd drives... Anyways, I've not used this one but worth a try, especially since it's FREE.

http://www.cliprex.com/
CardinalFang
03-04-2005, 05:13 PM
A really good FREE program (that doesn't have a million features you don't need, like Windows Media Player) is VLC. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

http://www.videolan.org
Damián
03-04-2005, 05:21 PM
A really good FREE program (that doesn't have a million features you don't need, like Windows Media Player) is VLC. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

http://www.videolan.org
Agree, it's a good one. Can you play DVDs with it, though? I must admit I never felt the need to upgrade from version 0.7.0 (which can't, as far as I'm aware).
KeithH
03-04-2005, 06:16 PM
A really good FREE program (that doesn't have a million features you don't need, like Windows Media Player) is VLC. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

http://www.videolan.org

I just downloaded the latest version to the laptop. It works great! I leave on a business trip on Sunday, and now I can watch DVDs! :D

Thanks, Keith!
mrstats
03-04-2005, 06:18 PM
I use PowerDVD. It works well for my needs. The price is fairly reasonable at pricewatch.com.
CardinalFang
03-04-2005, 06:34 PM
I just downloaded the latest version to the laptop. It works great! I leave on a business trip on Sunday, and now I can watch DVDs! :D

Thanks, Keith!

:righton:
LeeS
03-05-2005, 06:22 AM
I use VLC on my Mac and it works great. :)