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  1. 07-13-2003, 11:44 PM #1
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    What DVD player do you use?

    Just got a my first DVD drive, and was wondering if I should bother with the bundled player or is Window's media player pretty much the same thing?
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    liteon or pioneer

    wait, get the lite on combo drive , it is 63 bucks
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    Re: What DVD player do you use?

    Originally posted by E-milio
    Just got a my first DVD drive, and was wondering if I should bother with the bundled player or is Window's media player pretty much the same thing?
    What software bundle did you get and what DVD-ROM? I use InterVideo WinDVD 4.
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    Re: Re: What DVD player do you use?

    Originally posted by Kwonger
    What software bundle did you get and what DVD-ROM? I use InterVideo WinDVD 4.
    Its the Lite-On came with PowerDVD
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    It's PowerDVD XP for me... I'd say use this over Windows Media Player any day.
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    Originally posted by Hans Moleman
    It's PowerDVD XP for me... I'd say use this over Windows Media Player any day.

    I agree. If you've got Power DVD use it.
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  7. 07-14-2003, 08:51 AM #7
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    I use both PowerDVD and WinDVD.
    I don't use MS Windows Media Player for anything. It isn't even installed.
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    just wondering... what's wrong with ms media player?
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    Originally posted by abs9986
    just wondering... what's wrong with ms media player?
    I think the name should tell you .
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    Originally posted by ua549
    I use both PowerDVD and WinDVD.
    I don't use MS Windows Media Player for anything. It isn't even installed.
    I use PowerDVD also.
    MS Media Player 9 for CDs and Microsoft content such as .wma and .wmv
    My DVD hardware is a Lite-On DVD-ROM even though I later found out that it was a poor choice.
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    hmm how is power dvd compared to that win dvd? I never messed w/ dvds on the comp much...
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    Originally posted by pudad
    hmm how is power dvd compared to that win dvd? I never messed w/ dvds on the comp much...

    IMO, PowerDVD's picture is sharper. So you tend to see more grain and other artifacts that are part of the dvd itself. So bad IQ or not you see everything. IMO WINDVD's picture appears much softer compared to PowerDVD, which can be good for some dvd's. I use PowerDVD mainly because the interface is so much better. Give them both a try and see what prefer. They're both good programs.
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  13. 07-14-2003, 12:27 PM #13
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    heh, I need a dvd drive first
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