Cyberlink's new products at CES and 2008 - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 5th Jan 2008, 13:26

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...ces_and_2008/1

Cyberlink is due to expand its online services and launch new features in 2008. We got the details on what's to come at CES and in the next few months.

3.5SE · 5th Jan 2008, 18:16

All a bunch of crap I won't use. If PowerDVD wasn't just about the only way to playback HD DVD and Blu ray movies I'd be using something else. They need to re-enable playback of the hi def formats from hard drive. Seriously, who is downloading 25GB movies???? I just want to take the hi def DVD's that I own and put them on my media server for my personal use.

notatoad · 5th Jan 2008, 19:07

VLC plays my dvd's just fine. not sure why i would need some bloatware like this to play them.

and @3.5se: pirated hidef movies are not 25GB. more like 3.5-4.

Bindibadgi · 5th Jan 2008, 19:09

VLC doesn't offer access to graphics card hardware, specific HDMI features, expanded audio features, upscaling techniques, plug-ins for remotes etc. If you want the extra stuff - you gotta pay for it.

3.5 - I totally agree, but that's a limitation media companies put on people like Cyberlink.

mink · 7th Jan 2008, 10:42

@supertoad: VLC doesn't play Blu Ray or HDDVD as was 3.5SE's point, and yes people ARE downloading full HDDVD rips at 25GB but MKV 720p rips are just more popular being only 4-8GB, but that is mainly because most people still don't have full HD TV's yet, so why bother getting a 1080p rip.

Not including an interface for Media Center is a massive downer for me (and I suspect MANY others) and was something I was really hoping for in this new release. I don't understand why Microsoft haven't included HDDVD playback themselves as they're trying to push it.

Bindibadgi · 7th Jan 2008, 10:52

Microsoft - licensing of other codecs in the MPEG range. But yea, I asked about the Media Centre interface and Cyberlink only sell it through OEM which is its major market.

mink · 7th Jan 2008, 11:03

Cyberlink will sell a Media Centre interface through OEM? *confused*

If it's purely down to a codec then why can't a codec be bought to make HD playback in MCE work as was the case with DVD playback in MCE 2005

Bindibadgi · 7th Jan 2008, 11:27

Licensing costs - they don't want to infringe on their OEM partners and think that there's little demand, I suppose.

5th Jan 2008, 13:26	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,291	Cyberlink's new products at CES and 2008 http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...ces_and_2008/1 Cyberlink is due to expand its online services and launch new features in 2008. We got the details on what's to come at CES and in the next few months. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

5th Jan 2008, 18:16	#2
3.5SE Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NY Posts: 88	All a bunch of crap I won't use. If PowerDVD wasn't just about the only way to playback HD DVD and Blu ray movies I'd be using something else. They need to re-enable playback of the hi def formats from hard drive. Seriously, who is downloading 25GB movies???? I just want to take the hi def DVD's that I own and put them on my media server for my personal use. __________________ A8N SLI Prem., X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair PC3200, XFX 7800 GT, Lian Li PCV-2000B Case, Antec True Blue 480watt PSU sleeved, 74 GB WD Raptor HD, 160 GB Maxtor HD, Pioneer A09 DVD Burner, Cendyne 106S Slot Load DVD Drive

5th Jan 2008, 19:07	#3
notatoad pretty fing wonderful Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: alberta, canada Special:very Posts: 3,180	VLC plays my dvd's just fine. not sure why i would need some bloatware like this to play them. and @3.5se: pirated hidef movies are not 25GB. more like 3.5-4. __________________ the old: gigabyte P35, e4300@2.8GHz, 4GB DDR3-1333, 8800gts 512, win7 the new: DFI M3H5 Jr, phenom 810, 4GB DDR-1600, OCZ Vertex, debian notatoad.net fdo eff

5th Jan 2008, 19:09	#4
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,291	VLC doesn't offer access to graphics card hardware, specific HDMI features, expanded audio features, upscaling techniques, plug-ins for remotes etc. If you want the extra stuff - you gotta pay for it. 3.5 - I totally agree, but that's a limitation media companies put on people like Cyberlink. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

7th Jan 2008, 10:52	#6
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,291	Microsoft - licensing of other codecs in the MPEG range. But yea, I asked about the Media Centre interface and Cyberlink only sell it through OEM which is its major market. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

7th Jan 2008, 10:42	#5
mink Minimodder Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 21	@supertoad: VLC doesn't play Blu Ray or HDDVD as was 3.5SE's point, and yes people ARE downloading full HDDVD rips at 25GB but MKV 720p rips are just more popular being only 4-8GB, but that is mainly because most people still don't have full HD TV's yet, so why bother getting a 1080p rip. Not including an interface for Media Center is a massive downer for me (and I suspect MANY others) and was something I was really hoping for in this new release. I don't understand why Microsoft haven't included HDDVD playback themselves as they're trying to push it.

7th Jan 2008, 11:03	#7
mink Minimodder Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 21	Cyberlink will sell a Media Centre interface through OEM? confused If it's purely down to a codec then why can't a codec be bought to make HD playback in MCE work as was the case with DVD playback in MCE 2005

7th Jan 2008, 11:27	#8
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,291	Licensing costs - they don't want to infringe on their OEM partners and think that there's little demand, I suppose. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!