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bork[e]
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 03:18 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I've tried a few over the past few weeks, but right now I'm using AVS DVD player, and honestly, it's not that bad of a player... but with each movie I watch I find something else that bugs me. I've tried a few others in the past, but very rarely watched movies on my pc due the ancient monitor I've been using. Few weeks ago I picked up a nice little widescreen lcd and have been using it like crazy and it's about to drive me mad.

Can anyone recommend a better app for watching dvds, I would prefer it be free, but I wouldn't mind spending a bit more to get this working without this many problems.

Main gripe I have is if you pause a movie using AVS for about a minute or more, you have to stop the movie, and then restart it or it's going to look like a out of sync youtube vid. That and pretty much any somewhat "new" movie I try and play normally freezes up as soon as I hit play.
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SoM
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 03:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


VLC



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Captain Mazda
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 04:59 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


WinDVD 8 is perfect IMO.
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DTS
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 05:26 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Media Player Classic can play DVDs aswell as VLC, though VLC might be better at it depending on the DVD. Both are free.

I used to have WinDVD on my old PC and it was good, but I don't have it any more. It came with the graphics card for that PC.

With this PC I got CyberLink PowerDVD which was OK at first but later it had a problem where it overlayed a window obscuring the video window. So I just use Mplayerclassic or VLC now, they work, but the seeking and volume controls could be better.

Maybe I'll look into getting WinDVD again cause I remember it being better than PowerDVD (without the bug).
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bork[e]
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 08:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


DTS wrote:
Media Player Classic can play DVDs aswell as VLC,


I remember trying MPC some time ago, but something about it turned me off iirc. Don't think I've tried VLC though, I'll check both out next time around. :up:


Captain Mazda wrote:
WinDVD 8 is perfect IMO.

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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 10:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


SoM wrote:
VLC


All you need. :up:
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+JuggerNaut+
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PostPosted: 07-01-2008 11:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


SoM wrote:
VLC


yep, all you'll ever need unless you're a fan of big fat shiny gui's.
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AmIdYfReAk
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PostPosted: 07-03-2008 04:56 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


MPC has a Big fat shiney Gui?
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+JuggerNaut+
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PostPosted: 07-03-2008 11:58 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


did i say MPC? i was referring to WinDVD/PowerDVD you fucking gimp.
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Tormentius
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 08:41 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
SoM wrote:
VLC


yep, all you'll ever need unless you're a fan of big fat shiny gui's.


Which is bizarre since DVDs usually get played in full screen so the GUI is pointless. VLC is a great free choice.

Btw, damn you Foo. Thanks to some of your recommendations a couple years back I'm now using Firefox, Foxit, Openoffice, VLC, 7zip, etc.....you've infected me with your open-sourcedness :p
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+JuggerNaut+
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 10:34 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


finish your journey into the dark side. which isn't really dark at all, is it
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Tsakali
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 04:03 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
SoM wrote:
VLC


yep, all you'll ever need unless you're a fan of big fat shiny gui's.

you like that? big fat cow looking guis with absolute no added features with the added bulk
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+JuggerNaut+
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 04:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


what? read again, goof.
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Tsakali
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 05:28 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


sorry but it seems it's not the first time you're misunderstood in this thread alone.. it's prolly your accent
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+JuggerNaut+
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 05:33 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


perhaps you both need glasses or a new cranial turret.
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PostPosted: 07-04-2008 05:44 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


No shit, tsakali, I think you misunderstand.
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