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Old December 7th, 2003 Top | #1
 
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Which is the better of the two WinDVD or PowerDVD?
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just MHO but I would say PowerDVD
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I prefer WinDVD, also the PowerDVD 5 doesnt work with my PC, I get a giant black rectangle in the middle of my screen which makes watching anything impossible.

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PowerDVD, but I actually prefer to use VideoLAN
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powerdvd though I prefer to use ATI's dvd player @ the moment due to its being integrated perfectly with my remote wonder
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I use the PowerDVD plugin for WMP, works swell.
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Im going to stand apart and say WinDVD... not too resource-heavy, and doesnt kick my computers ass when I use it (which is all too common now...time for some upgrading )
BUT PowerDVD is rather nice, too. so my posting at all just became worthless lol

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Thanks, PowerDVD it is.
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I'm sick of both. every time a new version is out they get slower and slower, and I've had that black screen error aswell.

But I use WinDVD when I play DVDs. For everything else, there's BSPlayer.
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http://videolan.org - good for all your needs, free and open source
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Yeh, I've heard it's good, but I'm not too impressed since I can't read the text on the site.
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:confused: What browser are you using ?
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Avant Browser.
I'm using 1152 x 864. I don't think the site is set up properly to be viewed with a high res. I'm downloading the program though.
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1280x1024 here, absolutely no problems (see attachment) :confused:
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Yes, you have the text size turned up nice and big.
Mine is set to smaller. It works fine on any other site. Doesn't matter though.
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That's normal text size o_0
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Old December 9th, 2003 Top | #17
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Powerdvd >> windvd.. it used to be the other way round for me. but recently the new windvd gets annoying....
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Using VLC right now...and loving it. One more superb open-source app.
Until now, I was using WMP9 with the WinDVD decoder. Not only does VLC use significantly less CPU time, but I can actually play two videos simultaneously without any hiccups.
Now that's sweet

Definitely recommend giving it a try.
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Yes, handy next time i want to watch 2 films at once.
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Originally posted by Sybs
Yes, handy next time i want to watch 2 films at once.
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