Full Version: Best DVD playing software
I am looking for suggestions on good DVD playing software. I have a HTPC hooked up to a 42" LCD via component cables. But seems like im always messing around with DVD's not wanting to play in certain software. I want it to be simple. turn on the pc. Put the DVD in and away you go. Also if I can use windows media center remote with it then thats a big plus !!
VLC Media Player:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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VLC - the cross-platform media player and streaming server
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Gome player, really like it's interface. And it's another free player like VLC.
http://www.gomlab.com/eng/main.html?langgtype=eng
http://www.gomlab.com/eng/main.html?langgtype=eng
I like kmplayer myself.
Every adjustment you ever wanted for your image. It can really make a DIY projector image sing.
Every adjustment you ever wanted for your image. It can really make a DIY projector image sing.
I've messed with them all and I keep going back to Windows Media Player 11. It plays ANYTHING I throw at it and it doesn't stutter with high def material.
But VLC is better for some Xvid.Avi.Divx that other players will mess the audio sync.
But VLC is better for some Xvid.Avi.Divx that other players will mess the audio sync.
I personally like Mplayer.
Right now I only watch SD material.
Right now I only watch SD material.
QUOTE (weldonjb @ Feb 12 2008, 02:32 PM) 
I like kmplayer myself.
Every adjustment you ever wanted for your image. It can really make a DIY projector image sing.
Every adjustment you ever wanted for your image. It can really make a DIY projector image sing.
I'm a KMPlayer fan too, tons of options. I have issues with DVDs every now and then (sometimes the picture doesn't appear when moving between menus or from the menu to the movie), but I also haven't updated in months...
The few times I tried VLC I didn't like it and went back to whatever other player I was using at the time.
I get the best results with Zoomplayer using ffdshow and purevideo.
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