Windows Free DVD Players?

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  1. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    Basically now that I've installed my DVD drive back in my PC I'm looking for a free dvd player software since I've lost my Power DVD one or something, any suggestions welcome.
     
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  2. chemo

    chemo True Jungle Brother

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  3. Shadowed_fury

    Shadowed_fury Minimodder

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    PowerDVD here, so worth it...
     
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  4. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    Yeah I searched and found that one aswell but I'm not sure if you need to start paying after say 30 days of usuage I want a competely free one for which I never have to pay and that looks too professional to be free.

    EDIT: oops now I remember why I didn't install cliprex it requires you to basically allow ads installed on it, never would I do that. :jawdrop:
     
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  5. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Just to please the "we-don't-know-anything-but-we-bash-ms-for-the-hell-of-it" types, I've always used WMP and it's done the job fine. Not sure whether the more advanced players have any extra features that make them more suitable but it's worth trying.

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  6. TheoGeo

    TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?!

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    i dont use media player as it doesnt seem to like my widescreen monitor. rather than giving u the option of croping the image at the top and bottom it just resizes the entire image so i end up having the whole picture framed in black.
     
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  7. Tibby

    Tibby Back Once Again

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    Misleading thread title :p

    I use power dvd because it came with the pc.

    Not really a big fan of dvd's on pc's anywho.
     
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  8. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    :sigh: Windows Media Player can play DVDs? it keeps saying wrong unssuported formta or something and Winamp can't play either or you need to purchase full to unlock that potential.
     
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  9. ajack

    ajack rox

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    Either VLC or Media Player Classic are both good media players and will play DVDs out of the box.
     
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  10. doryakov

    doryakov What's a Dremel?

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    windows media player also play dvd .
     
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  11. atanum141

    atanum141 I fapped to your post!

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    I vote for these two...and both can play ANY format thrown at it with ffdshow!!
     
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  12. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    VLC
     
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  13. Stuey

    Stuey You will be defenestrated!

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    In my experience, WMP does NOT play DVDs UNLESS you install other DVD decoder software on your computer. But you're right, something like ffdshow might be able to overpower those shortcommings.
     
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  14. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Minimodder

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    I must agree, quite misleading. :waah:

    Eh, I'm sure if I turn off adblock and surff for a while I can eventually find an offer for a free standalone DVD player.

    Back to the original topic- I'd recomend browsing doom9 a bit, they probbably have a free software DVD player.

    L J
     
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  15. monkeyville

    monkeyville Evilish Monkey ++;

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    VLC Cheesecake
     
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  16. JonDixon

    JonDixon Decking is the new modding

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    VLC is a fantastic little player, you can even get a windows media player like skin as well.
     
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  17. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    Free DVD players can be installed unsing certain DVD films, just plop them into your drive and it will install automatically if you don't have a player installed. But yes, you can always download them!
     
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  18. cjmUK

    cjmUK Old git.

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    Ditto.

    Also, Media Player will only play DVDs if you have a Codec, which usually comes with PowerDVD, Intervideo, Sonic et al. Presumably VLC has a suitable codec so if you install it, you ought to be able to use WMP for your DVDs.

    Finally - cliprex involves signing up to advertising..... not for me thanks...
     
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  19. Seth

    Seth What's a Dremel?

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    media player classic all the way
     
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