DVD Decoders for PC

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-21-07, 07:48 AM

Do you think its right that they charge for them?

Sailor Steve · 04-21-07, 11:03 AM

I

don't

know

STEED · 04-21-07, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Do you think its right that they charge for them?

I don't watch films on my PC so I don't give a toss anyway.

Letum · 04-21-07, 11:44 AM

Who is "they" ?

If "they" invented the software then why shouldn't they charge for it's use?

I watch DVDs on my PC via winamp or VCL Player without problem and I have never paid for it.

U-533 · 04-21-07, 11:51 AM

I don't know the ins an outs of DVD Decoders for PCs.

But if I needed to buy one to be honest...I would.

NefariousKoel · 04-21-07, 02:43 PM

I voted yes, though not exactly.

I figure if I buy a DVD-ROM or any computer with one there should be an OEM that comes with it at no extra charge. Sometimes this is the case and sometimes not depending on manufacturer and model. It should be for every single one.

At least the software people are making a bit of a kickback from the part/pc manufacturer in this case, and the manufacturer is making my money.

Everyone is happy!

CCIP · 04-21-07, 03:26 PM

Likewise, I play them with freeware programs (in my case, either VLC or MPC players). Don't see why I need to bother with more expensive AND technically inferior solutions :hmm:

And uh

Am I the only one who thought this was yet another 'PC madness! Government fails culture because...' thread?

Tchocky · 04-21-07, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Likewise, I play them with freeware programs (in my case, either VLC or MPC players). Don't see why I need to bother with more expensive AND technically inferior solutions :hmm:

And uh

Am I the only one who thought this was yet another 'PC madness! Government fails culture because...' thread?

I think I'm in love with VLC, everythings so functional and fiendly

oh, it flipped my PC-aggro switch all right :p

goldorak · 04-21-07, 03:58 PM

I used to use Power Dvd (even bought the deluxe edition) but to make it work with non region 2 dvd's was a pain in the ass.
When i found out about VLC I was in heaven.
VLC doesn't care about region codes, and it works in windows and linux.
After that I ditched Power DVD. :rotfl:

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04-21-07, 07:48 AM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	DVD Decoders for PC Do you think its right that they charge for them? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

04-21-07, 11:03 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't know __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-21-07, 11:44 AM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Who is "they" ? If "they" invented the software then why shouldn't they charge for it's use? I watch DVDs on my PC via winamp or VCL Player without problem and I have never paid for it. __________________

04-21-07, 02:43 PM	#6
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I voted yes, though not exactly. I figure if I buy a DVD-ROM or any computer with one there should be an OEM that comes with it at no extra charge. Sometimes this is the case and sometimes not depending on manufacturer and model. It should be for every single one. At least the software people are making a bit of a kickback from the part/pc manufacturer in this case, and the manufacturer is making my money. Everyone is happy! __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-21-07, 11:51 AM	#5
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't know the ins an outs of DVD Decoders for PCs. But if I needed to buy one to be honest...I would.

04-21-07, 03:26 PM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Likewise, I play them with freeware programs (in my case, either VLC or MPC players). Don't see why I need to bother with more expensive AND technically inferior solutions :hmm: And uh Am I the only one who thought this was yet another 'PC madness! Government fails culture because...' thread? __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-21-07, 03:58 PM	#9
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used to use Power Dvd (even bought the deluxe edition) but to make it work with non region 2 dvd's was a pain in the ass. When i found out about VLC I was in heaven. VLC doesn't care about region codes, and it works in windows and linux. After that I ditched Power DVD. :rotfl: