DVD Decoder

[Cemeterygates]

Well, I tried to watch "Black Books" from the DVD box set and my comp wont run it, says i need a dvd decoder and after spending the last 40 mins looking for one an having to pay for them all, i'm a bit pissed about it.
Can anyone help me?

 

[WPKenny]

VideoLAN - Free Software and Open Source video streaming solution for every OS!

 

[Jonty]

Hi Cemeterygates

I'd second VideoLan. It's not pretty, but it gets the job done. The DVD decoder also happens to be region-free, which can be quite handy.

Kind regards

Jonty

P.S. If you have access to a Vista Home Premium (or better) machine, it ships with a DVD decoder.

 

[Cemeterygates]

Thanks a bunch....done the job.

And Jonty, the thing thats confused me is my old machine (also on XP Home) didnt have this issue..

 

[Jonty]

Hi Cemetrygates

That's curious, but some software allows the DVD decoder to be used by other programs. So for example, if your old PC came bundled with a copy of PowerDVD etc., then even if you didn't use that software, other programs (like Windows Media Player) could make sure of its codecs.

Anyway, I'm glad it's all sorted Happy viewing.

Kind regards