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    Best application for watching DVDs?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by CeeTee, Oct 1, 2006.

  1. CeeTee

    CeeTee Newbie

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    I have been using windows media player. Is there a better application available for DVD viewing?
     
    CeeTee, Oct 1, 2006
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I like VideoLan. It is free and works well. It plays most anything.
     
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    lamtutu Notebook Consultant

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    Win DVD 7 is a very good one . I had it in my SZ for long time without any problem. Recomanded
     
    lamtutu, Oct 1, 2006
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    What advantages do these applications have over WMP if any?
     
    CeeTee, Oct 2, 2006
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    neilk2350 Notebook Evangelist

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    the intervideo win dvd that comes with the sz and most sony's is the simplist. it also takes better advantage of the screen size imhop
     
    neilk2350, Oct 2, 2006
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    I just use the Intervideo WinDVD that came with the Sony. I have never ran into a problem with it. I suppose that there are more robust players on the markets with slicker interfaces. but this has always been one bit of bloatware that I have kept and used. I really get annoyed when I put some DVD's in and they try and install some other DVD player. I'll be following this thread just to see if there is something I have been missing all this time, but the one that comes with the computer seems to work great.
     
    pwaggs, Oct 2, 2006
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    Video Lan player. Its the best one out there, and plays everything.
     
    Ch28Kid, Oct 2, 2006
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    I don't think there was a copy of windvd on my machine. I bought the download version of windvd7 and installed it. So far I see a vast improvement over WMP.
     
    CeeTee, Oct 2, 2006
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    i had a tr and it came free with that also. do you have a restore disk? yes it is much better then wmp
     
    neilk2350, Oct 3, 2006
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