Recommend Win2K DVD player?

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  • Steve Snyder
    mini MURCer
    • Oct 1999
    • 74
    #1

    Recommend Win2K DVD player?

    Can someone recommend a stable DVD player to run on my Win2K (SP2) box? My video is a G400, if that matters.

    Thanks.
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    • EvilDonnyboy
      MURCer
      • Mar 2001
      • 239
      #2
      Most people will agree that Power DVD 3.0 is one of the best DVD software out there. Another highly recommended DVD software is WinDVD 3.0
      Primary system specs:
      Asus A7V266-E | AthlonXP 1700+ | Alpha Pal8045T | Radeon 8500 | 256mb Crucial DDR | Maxtor D740X 40gb | Ricoh 8/8/32 | Toshiba 16X DVD | 3Com 905C TX NIC | Hercules Fortissimo II | Antec SX635 | Win2k Pro

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        • joelau
          mini MURCer
          • Mar 2000
          • 83
          #3
          I vote for Power dvd 3.0
          But have to install the lastest patch.

          Regards.
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            • Steve Snyder
              mini MURCer
              • Oct 1999
              • 74
              #4
              Hmmm. I was just looking over the PowerDVD specs at CyberLink's web page. I didn't any Matrox cards listed among those video chipsets supported (http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/p...patibility.jsp).

              My recollection is that the G400 has some sort of hardware acceleration for DVD playback. Am I misremembering or is it that PowerDVD just doesn't support Matrox cards?

              Thanks.

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                • Liquid Snake
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 2216
                  #5
                  The G400 doesn't have any hardware acceleration for DVD. PowerDVD 3.0 worked fine on my G400 MAX when I used it. I use WinDVD 3.0 now.

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                    • X-Caliber
                      MURCer
                      • Aug 2000
                      • 279
                      #6
                      Without a doubt you should use WinDVD. WinDVD rocks, and it blows away PowerDVD. PowerDVD XP, and version 4, are both supposed to come close to WinDVD, but there is still a difference. If you get WinDVD PRO, you also get software DTS decoding!

                      Later,

                      -X-
                      ASUS P2B-DS REV 1.06 D03 w/ DUAL 1.4GHZ Tualatins; Matrox Parhelia; M-Audio Delta 410

                      Apple Powerbook G4 - 1.33GHZ

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                        • [GDI]Raptor
                          Super MURCer
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 1045
                          #7
                          I use PowerDVD 3.0
                          Thats a good DVD player! I have installed the update for Windows XP, and Norwegian menues.......

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