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  1. 19th Oct 2004 05:43 #1
    waheed
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    Which is your favorite software player between these two?

    Plesae dont turn this thread into a flame war. Just want your opinions.

    Mine is PowerDVD.
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  2. 19th Oct 2004 06:20 #2
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    Me too.

    I use Power DVD 4. Power DVD 5 seems to have bugs on some mpeg-2 files (artifact apprears like a damaged mpeg file).
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  3. 19th Oct 2004 06:23 #3
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    PowerDVD. But Media Player Classic is enough for me.
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  4. 19th Oct 2004 07:14 #4
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    Hello,

    I use to use Windvd but powerdvd came with my dvd burner and I've been using it ever since.

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  5. 19th Oct 2004 07:20 #5
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    I use an older version of PowerDVD, version 4, I think. I have a newer version, but it just wants to play DVDs while the older one is more universal, simpler and will play most any MPEG file.
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  6. 19th Oct 2004 07:24 #6
    waheed
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    PowerDVD. But Media Player Classic is enough for me.
    I use PowerDVD for playing dvds, but use Media Player Classic for everything else.
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  7. 19th Oct 2004 07:25 #7
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    I use PowerDvD 5.
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  8. 19th Oct 2004 07:31 #8
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    PowerDVD for mine.
    If in doubt, Google it.
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  9. 19th Oct 2004 07:38 #9
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  10. 28th Oct 2004 13:12 #10
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    PowerDVD, but there's certainly room for improvement/flexibility vis a vis Zoom Player.
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    Used both. Prefer PowerDVD. Tried both ver 4 and 5 of PowerDVD. Prefer 4.
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  12. 28th Oct 2004 13:16 #12
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    PowerDVD 5 for DVD's.

    I switched from WinDVD after having constant trouble with various discs not playing correctly (mainly garbled/scrambled audio). I have not tried the latest version, though.
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  13. 30th Oct 2004 16:33 #13
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    Voted for PowerDVD, but mainly use Nero Showtime for DVD playing now.
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  14. 30th Oct 2004 16:54 #14
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    power dvd because it will play dvd dts audio only files rip dvd dts files with dvd audio extractor play files with power dvd
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  15. 30th Oct 2004 17:04 #15
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    PowerDVD here.
    Originally Posted by lordsmurf
    Nobody likes a bunch of yackity-yack.
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  16. 8th Nov 2004 15:41 #16
    waheed
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    PowerDVD 6 is now out.

    This includes support for DVD Audio for those with Audigy 2 series of sound cards.

    see for your details:

    http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=28
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  17. 8th Nov 2004 17:40 #17
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    Use both.
    I have PowerDVD XP - I use this more often because it loads faster than WinDVD, however it has a 4gb limit on opening files - crashes on files > 4gb so to play these I switch to WinDVD which has no file size limit.
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  18. 8th Nov 2004 18:00 #18
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    Originally Posted by cd090580
    Me too.

    I use Power DVD 4. Power DVD 5 seems to have bugs on some mpeg-2 files (artifact apprears like a damaged mpeg file).
    I had the same problem and found PDVD 4 to be rock solid.
    I tried WinDVD 4 and found it to be unstable and harder to navigate.
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