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    Media Direct / Blu-Ray player question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Chopp, Dec 24, 2008.

  1. Chopp

    Chopp Newbie

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    Hi. First post. Not bothering with a welcome topic, but oh well. :p

    So, I may or may not be a huge idiot, but early on in the life of my Studio 15, I uninstalled Dell MediaDirect since I have Windows Media Player and never used it. Now, I recently aquired The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray. I know my laptop can play Blu-Ray discs (since I paid for the upgrade :S), but now when I pop it in, it's not playing. It opens Windows Media Player when I click "Play", but it doesn't show up in WMP at all. Now I'm thinking maybe I needed MediaDirect to play Blu-Ray movies? Am I screwed until I can reinstall MediaDirect? Or is there something else I'm missing regarding playing Blu-Ray stuff?
     
    Chopp, Dec 24, 2008
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  2. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    Screwed until you either install Media Direct or another BluRay software player like WinDVD or PowerDVD.

    Vista doesn't have native BluRay playback support.
     
    frazell, Dec 24, 2008
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  3. LaptopModder

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    If your system comes with Cyberlink 7.0, this should work with your bluray disc. Also, Media Direct 4.0 supports bluray playback(MD4.0 uses cyberlink to play bluray).
     
    LaptopModder, Jan 23, 2009
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  4. dellfan08

    dellfan08 Notebook Enthusiast

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    mediadirect nor windows media center will play the latest blurays like dark knight and ironman. I had to install cyberlink powerdvd to watch blurray movies.
     
    dellfan08, Jan 26, 2009
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  5. Pralix

    Pralix Notebook Consultant

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    MD 4 does support Blu-Ray playback. The problem is that updates that enable it to play the latest titles are few and far between. I gave up on it and bought ArcSoft Total Theater. Much better Blu-Ray support. The ArcSoft product also integrates with Media Center.
     
    Pralix, Jan 26, 2009
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