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    blu-ray support on m70c1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by the_hulkamaniac, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. the_hulkamaniac

    the_hulkamaniac Notebook Enthusiast

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    I finally tried a blu-ray on my computer last night, it didn't work. It seems there is no blu-ray support in Vista, my problem why would Asus sell a blu-ray equipped maching and not give software to support the hardware. Did I miss something. Windows media and vlc won't support it, I don't want to have to buy extra support sortware.
     
    the_hulkamaniac, Nov 2, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    You should also have ASUS DVD on an optical disk or already installed. You could try that one.
     
    E.B.E., Nov 3, 2008
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  3. Qwakrz

    Qwakrz Notebook Consultant

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    In my Blu-Ray laptop box I also got a copy of WinDVD for Blu-Ray. Its on its own disc. There was also a copy of PowerProducer as well for making DVD's (why couldn't they have thrown in PowerDVD rather than WinDVD).

    In total I have 4 DVD's with the unit.
     
    Qwakrz, Nov 4, 2008
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    You have to install WinDVD Blu-Ray in order to play the Blu discs, because Vista does not natively support Blu-ray decoding - you must have a third party codec and software. Once you install that, you will be good to view.

    Asus has a contract with WinDVD, which is why theirs is included with the unit ;).
     
    ClearSkies, Nov 4, 2008
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  5. E.B.E.

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    Heh. My old-ish computers still came with ASUS DVD (which by the way may be just another name for WinDVD, or maybe a (stripped down?) PowerDVD).

    I never cared, since I never installed them. VLC is good enough for me. No bluray for now, and not in the near future, either. 30EUR for a movie? Gimme a break.
     
    E.B.E., Nov 5, 2008
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