Bluray, Windows 7 & DVI-D

[TheFamilyMan]

If I install an internal bluray player in my Windows 7 desktop system will it allow me to watch bluray disks in HD over DVI-D using this monitor which provides HDCP? Neither my graphics card nor the monitor have hdmi though I'll be using software that supports bluray HD playback, for which recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks for reading.

[fritzi93]

Blu-Ray software player: TME or TMT.

[ocgw]

or Cyberlink PowerDVD 9

ocgw

peace

[HemLok]

The videocard has to be HDCP compliant, as well, of course.

If you are using PowerDVD then it will check the version of the videocard drivers installed as part of its deciding whether it will playback the content or not. This driver check is not a requirement by the BDA. CyberLink simply decided to give people more headaches and make the process more complicated.

I'd recommend TMT3.

[ocgw]

The videocard has to be HDCP compliant, as well, of coursel.

If you are using PowerDVD then it will check the version of the videocard drivers installed as part of its deciding whether it will playback the content or not. This driver check is not a requirement by the BDA. CyberLink simply decided to give people more headaches and make the process more complicated.

I'd recommend TMT3.

Yeah, i am a PDVD user and i encountered that glitch message before, i updated my gfx driver and it worked

I also downloaded the trial to TMT more than once and I never could get it to play a blu ray on my system, I will never try TMT again unless they offer a trial again to see if it can work for me

Some ppl think TMT has more problems w/ AMD based systems than Intel but i have not confirmed this, I do know that I am not alone and that it is a complete mystery why TMT refuses to work period on some systems

Try TMT @ your own risk

you have been warned

ocgw

peace

[HemLok]

Different people have different experiences with the different players. You say to use TMT at your own risk and the same can be said for PowerDVD. Different hardware configurations can, and do, cause problems with some software. Your points are valid, ocgw.

Personally, I'd recommend that a person weigh all the options which means actually installing and trying TMT3, PowerDVD9, and WinDVD 2010. See what fits the user's needs. My recommendation for TMT3 is based upon my personal experiences with each of the products and also with experience dealing with customer support for each of the products. In my experience Arcsoft wins in the customer support department by a landslide and as of the latest generation of each of the players I would say that Arcsoft also is winning in the lack of bugs department.

[ocgw]

Different people have different experiences with the different players. You say to use TMT at your own risk and the same can be said for PowerDVD. Different hardware configurations can, and do, cause problems with some software. Your points are valid, ocgw.

Personally, I'd recommend that a person weigh all the options which means actually installing and trying TMT3, PowerDVD9, and WinDVD 2010. See what fits the user's needs. My recommendation for TMT3 is based upon my personal experiences with each of the products and also with experience dealing with customer support for each of the products. In my experience Arcsoft wins in the customer support department by a landslide and as of the latest generation of each of the players I would say that Arcsoft also is winning in the lack of bugs department.

I'd try TMT again if the had a trial download, I only started w/ PDVD because they gave it to me w/ my blu ray drive

ocgw

peace

[fritzi93]

Different hardware configurations can, and do, cause problems with some software. Your points are valid, ocgw.

Exactly.

As an example, a recent thread in which a member has a BDRB backup which PowerDVD refuses to play, although set-tops play it, and MPCHC plays the *m2ts. I don't particularly like PowerDVD, but I never had any real problem with it.

[ocgw]

Different hardware configurations can, and do, cause problems with some software. Your points are valid, ocgw.

Exactly.

As an example, a recent thread in which a member has a BDRB backup which PowerDVD refuses to play, although set-tops play it, and MPCHC plays the *m2ts. I don't particularly like PowerDVD, but I never had any real problem with it.

Usually PDVD is the more "forgiving" player ignoring gaps and overlaps and such things

Personally I have never have a problem playing isos w/ PDVD8, I switched over 300 BD folders which I played w/ PDVD7 over to iso to play w/ PDVD8 where I now have 760 movies (BD and DVD) on the HDD

ocgw

peace

[TheFamilyMan]

The videocard has to be HDCP compliant, as well, of course.
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So that's it? With a HDCP compliant video card and monitor, it is possible to watch bluray disk in HD over a DVI-D cable using my computer. Sound will be via computer speakers. For now I'll probably try my luck using the bundled bluray movie player software since it's free. It may not be the best, but neither is my cheapy 22" monitor. Thanks for the recommendations.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Your monitor supports HDCP so it's ok, you should get a dedicated videocard(eg ATI 4650) that supports HDCP though.
Another option is to use AnyDVD while playing Blu-ray. This videocard has HDMI if you decide to use on an HDTV later:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161303&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_m...td.-_-14161303