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View Full Version : Corel WinDVD 9 Ups the Ante for Video Players


Chris Gohlke
04-13-2008, 10:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=724' target='_blank'>http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=724</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;Whereas some might prefer the traditional interface and stability of CyberLink's PowerDVD 8 Ultra (&pound;65/$99), WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray is definitely the current champ. Having said that it&rsquo;s not without its faults. Most noticeable is that you can&rsquo;t select WinDVD 9 for playing only some video and audio file formats, as it does not use file associations. This means you can&rsquo;t designate it as your default player for MPEG-2 HD and use something else for MOV and WAV files. Also, load times for movies stored on your HDD are long. Still, while it&rsquo;s not entirely perfect, Corel has a winner on its hands - at least until the next release of PowerDVD.&quot;</em><br /><br /><img border="1" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/dht/auto/1208125646.usr10.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Sure, there are cheaper and free options that do a nice job of playing video on the PC.&nbsp; But, if you watch a lot of movies on your PC, you might appreciate the extra features this software brings to the table.

jeffd
04-14-2008, 10:17 AM
I've been using GOM player for my dvd's lately. Its an internal codec driven player like VLC, but ALOT better at dvd playback. It also has a video sharpener filter.