Free blu ray player software windows 7

Can't get my Pioneer BDR-206D to play any Blu-ray.

I've downloaded & installed Sharks codecs for 32 & 64-bit Shark007's FREE Codec solutions - Windows 7 codecs & installed Media Player Classic x64 Edition. Also, I made WMP amd64 default. I've attached both pics, one of the players error & the other is WMP showing it's amd64.

I'm not cheap; I know there's PowerDVD & other software to purchase. I don't intend to play a lot of these to warrant a purchase.

All suggestions are appreciated.

 

Try searching the forum - this has been covered a lot.

I think this was the most recent thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/697630-free-windows-8-blu-ray-software.html

 

As I understand it, DVDFab Passkey Lite supports Blu-Ray playback and is free, as long as the Blu-Ray doesn't have too recent a version of AACS. I downloaded it after my trial for AnyDVD HD expired, and AnyDVD didn't perform reliably enough to justify buying it, and it worked in the quick test I did playing it in VLC. I haven't had the chance to actually watch any of the three Blu-Ray discs I have since trying that a few weeks ago, though - just a test to see if it played at all.

I'm playing the Blu-Rays on Windows XP Pro x64, but if it works on XP x64, which has no built-in Blu-Ray support, it ought to work on Windows 7 as well. I have heard that you need 64-bit VLC on 64-bit OS'es if you wish to try VLC, though (I've only tried Passkey with x64 VLC).

Your pics aren't showing, by the way. I'm not sure why.

Edit: Added link, since it's a bit hard to find on their website. They make their paid products easier to find than the free version .

 

FYI there is no such thing as Free BD player for what it is worth. You either have to purchase PDVD or Windvd Pro 11 to get the software to play BD media those programs have the coding to play the BD media.Other so called Free BD software I tried are not worth getting to use as they don't have the menu feature of PDVD or WinDVD player software and where hard to navigate and don't work like a standalone player feature that is what you want and these two are the one that offer the closet options to play BD movies.

 

IMO, paying for software to play smth for what you already payed... is noncence. All this fishy stuff should be included in the price of Blu-Ray Disks as royalties. I don't pay for watching youtube and other H264 content because sites and sellers of AVC video should deal with this.

 

The problem I have is the cost. It's cheaper to buy a standalone blu-ray player set top box than it is to buy the software to play it in Windows. If it were only $10-$15 I could understand, but it's more like $50-$100 depending on what package you get. IMHO, You should just be able to buy a codec license for just $5 to use with whatever media player you want (i.e. VLC).

 

50-100 bucks for this??! If Falling Down movie had been made nowadays this situation surely would have been added to the movie... And I would cheer hero for "dealing" with sellers. LOL.

 

Yep.
Total Media Theater $90: World's Leading Blu-ray Player Software - TotalMedia Theatre 6
WinDVD Pro 11 $60: Blu-ray Software - Corel WinDVD Pro 11
PowerDVD Pro 14 $80: PowerDVD 14 Pro - Blu-ray & DVD Player Software | CyberLink

Samsung Blu-Ray Disc Player $63: Amazon.com: Samsung BD-H5100 Blu-Ray Disc Player: Electronics

 

Remember it's on your laptop and desktop and you can take your laptop where and watch whenever unlike your standalone you can't just watch it out in the park just the standalone right...so your logic is uninspiring...trying to compare Apples/Oranges again not compatible. Your paying to have the privilege of having a portable all in one program you can use on your Laptop to watch movies anywhere/anyplace unlike the standalone you can't. As for the price that all the R&D that went to create it and keep it up to date so users need to really think hard about their reply.

And???? Standalone can also cost that much as well and some more....so price comparison...is basically mute....you can't as my other replies said take standalone and just wait it requires power to play in the park...lol...so there goes the argument as to the pricing of standalone. Laptop is all in one unit and can play and watch same time or output to another device and have it's own power unlike standalone which already disadvantage as it has no self contained power source to start with to use. So there are some grabbing for straws here to compare standalone player to a laptop doesn't add up.

 

Unless there are 2 different prices for notebooks and desktops your logic is even farer from inspiring. Your logiksays the same about EVERYTHING which can be launched on laptops: DVDs, Games, USB Flash drives etc.

 

Actually, his logic is sound. See below.

Which is why its included with the purchase of most computers with BD.

But you don't mind paying for the OS on your computer? Not to mention all the other separate programs there are to run things. Yes, Windows and Apple come with a lot, but the best programs are stand alone and you have to pay for separate. To give credit Power DVD (the best of these programs), they have many levels from basic to advanced to suit individual taste and uses.

 

No need to compare OS and software. Paying for BD players after you paid for BD disks is the same as after you paid for Windows you have to pay more for DVD reading program to install this OS.

 

Lol what? So it should cost more for just software than software plus hardware? By that logic all PC games should cost same as an Xbox or PlayStation. And you can buy a laptop Blu-ray drive for $50 and comes with Blu-ray software.

The codec is the same, cost to developers is the same, so you're paying for their video player. So why not allow users to buy a codec license and use whatever player they want?

And it's Windows, not just laptop specific, desktops too.

 

Well I guess blu-ray disc manufacturers could include a program to play them but they would just raise the price of the product to account for it.

On the other hand, if I already have a BD play program then all I'd need to buy would be the hardware. You should also keep in mind that even though I have Windows, I still have a separate malware program, disc defrag/maintenance program, partition program, and backup & recovery program. All of which are included along with Windows.

The point is, you can still spend extra if you want additional conveniences and controls. But I do get it. My HDX came with a basic Power DVD, but my much more expensive Precision did not. Now who's fault is that?

 

Yeah, I guess we all came to a conclusion that a basic edition of normal BD player should be free.
If for that you have to pay extra 0.5-1$ which is hied in each BD disk that would be reasonable. Because when you pay for player you just pay the exact price and it doesn't matter how many disks you played, right? While in my case you payed for 1 BD you payed for playing it in the price and can watch it as many times as you want. And then you buy another disk where another royalties are included. Maybe BD codeck holders would not get royalties from illegal BD disks manufacturers but that is the same everywhere, why should they be special?

 

Even more ill-logic statement....Really PC games cost much as Consoles...guess what....they do...!! And to buy a BD drive and get software you do but then again that software is crippled ware. And you think they will give it out free...nothing is free...remember that...someone somewhere has to pay for it.

Looks like someone is reading between the lines when there isn't any between the lines....Oh and that is called PDVD or WINDVD Pro license....you buy once and allowed to install on your Laptop or Desktop and considering Laptop as I mentioned before but won't again it is a complete entertainment system in one as compared to a standalone player that does nothing until it has all the hookups.

 

On other thing you might want to consider is, with Power DVD in its ultimate form you don't just get a blu-ray play but a complete media player, with auto organizing capacity and a very good one at that.

So if you have have your computer hooked up to your expensive Hifi system Power DVD is the best way to get the most out of it. Playing all the latest codec and up-to-date high quality audio and surround sounds currently available. Its also a great organizing tool for your media and external smart phone devices.

 

I like this idea. As someone who doesn't watch that many films, the per-film cost of a blu-ray driver plus software really doesn't make sense, and I'm considering just selling the player and discs I have and going back to DVD completely. Other than when there's text on the screen, such as the credits, the quality difference isn't really that big - not enough to justify the expense for just a few films per year.

The other concern I have is that it seems like new versions of AACS are coming out every few months that require newer software in order to play. So, essentially, you'd be on an upgrade treadmill, since if your have a 2012 version of the software, 2014 discs might have newer versions of AACS that your version can't play. So while a case could be made that a perpetual-license version might be worth it if it worked for all Blu-Rays forever (albeit without newer features that future versions have), when you start looking at $50 upgrades every couple years to keep playing new films, it doesn't look like such a good deal anymore. Thoughts? Has anyone run in to this with older versions of Blu-Ray software?

 

Sooo, PC games cost $500-$600 each? Nope.And consoles will play blu-rays without additional software.

You are making no sense. "Until it has all the hookups". A desktop PC requires hookups. A game console and blu-ray device requires hookups. A laptop requires "hookups" it's just they manage to be internal to the device. Just because it has an integrated screen and battery doesn't make it special. There are portable blu-ray players that have a screen and battery too.

 

Ok, this thread has gotten my dandruff up. (or should that be dander?)

It must be an "old guy" thing, but I agree with HT. Why would I want to watch a movie, Blu-Ray, or whatever, on a PC screen, when I can use my 50" Plasma? Where else would I watch it? In the park? On a train? I absolutely hate those commercials, where they show some lunkhead watching a movie on some tablet, IPhone, or even some little bitty 2" screen, when they should be "living large", and paying attention to what/where they are going, and what they are doing. Of course I know, that some users live in their computer room's chair, and multitask while watching 4 screens, all at the same time. But still, does a Blu-Ray movie really look better, than a standard DVD, on anything smaller than a 32" monitor? I honestly don't know.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Our (my family's) best entertainment value, is passing around the popcorn, and siting back to share a movie together. You can't do that, around some tiny screen. For that I have my SONY player, and my daughter has her Playstation.

Now, I know I'm taking this OT, and the OP's question is very much valid, but if some user wants to view a Blu-Ray on a PC, I think it would be reasonable to pony-up a little software $ to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.

Again, this is only my opinion! I've been getting more senile, and my posts really show it. Please, don't hurt me Hammer. :wub:

Carry on discussing the free Blu-Ray software for Windows. Wait... what? Is there any? Where can I get it? :laugh:

 

I would love free, and I think the purchase options offered are pretty full featured, but in the end it's just a media player for the cost of an operating system. All it does it provide a front end for playing Blu-ray streams. I just think they're quite a bit over priced for what you get. Most PC's that come with a BD player have player software 2-3 versions behind, although, to be honest with you, I'm not exactly sure what you get with each new version of the media player software.

 

What's wrong with playing a Blu-ray on your 50" plasma over an hdmi cable (from a laptop or media client/PC)?

Just okaying devil's advocate - the PC I use as a media client was free to me, so that beats splashing out for a dedicated player. Disclosure: there's a PS3 right next to the media PC.


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Blasphemer!

 

@Dragnoak - I agree, if you have a 50" plasma TV, it absolutely makes sense to watch it there instead. That's why most of the time that I watch films, it's at the residence of my friend who has a 52" plasma TV. I don't have a TV myself, though, so my 24" monitor is the biggest screen at my residence. From the sofa across the room, Blu-Ray won't look better. From standard desk distance, it will somewhat. But not enough that DVD looks bad, like standard definition TV looks bad on a big plasma TV.

There is a difference. But when I'm focused on the film and not a single frame, I tend not to notice it. It's kind of like the difference on a sunny day between my dumbphone's 2 MP camera and my real cameras. The real ones certainly get higher quality, but if I upload one of the dumbphone's photos on Facebook, chances are you wouldn't notice it was from a dumbphone unless I told you or you were really looking. Load it up locally and zoom in and it's obvious, but not if you're flipping through the pictures on Facebook. Same with DVD vs. Blu-Ray. You can notice it, but when just watching a film you'll likely to too immersed in it to notice.

I think I'd notice 48 FPS or 60 FPS instead of 24 FPS more than the higher resolution of Blu-Ray. Watching action sequences, sometimes it's really obvious how non-smooth they are compared to video games, and when it's poorly done it can make it hard to follow the action.

 

Have you ever tried SVP?

 

I hadn't even heard of it, actually. I shall have to give it a try; downloading now. Looks like it will work on my laptop, or with my desktop if I take out the dedicated GPU. Which in practice means, I'll be trying it on my laptop!

 

It will work on anything with auto-adjusted settings. On your desktop it gonna look better. I suggest to set "doubling rate" at the beginning for easier get using to it and lesser performance hit by doubleclicking SVP icon while playing video and setting Doubling.

BTW. I believe it the most undervalued piece of software simply just because nobody heard of it LOL. I don't like to watch movies without it now.

 

Too bad it doesn't play nice with VLC.


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These are competing technologies, not complimentary. However, Blu-ray remains the most advanced video and audio technology currently available to consumers. At the moment, nothing else even comes close.