Is PowerDVD 7.3 only version that plays HD-DVD?

backtothefuture · 11 Jan 2009 at 07:01

Got PDVD 7.3 from the Hi-Def suite that came with my LG HDVD/Bluray Rom

after a patch, it seems to play HD-DVDs and Blurays fine however the software is only the 2 channel version (and doesn't seem to allow me to use SPIDF!)...

checked online and PDVD 8 does not seem to have support for HD-DVDs :confused:

.. so is there an alternate software that will play HD-DVDs and Blurays with 5 channel?

thanks!

p0rks0da · 11 Jan 2009 at 08:36

WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-Ray supports HD-DVD but you'd have to do some research to find out if it supports 5.1 audio (although i assume it does). They have a free trial on the website so that might be worth checking out - if it's not a crippled version anyway.

chaosophy · 11 Jan 2009 at 14:40

Check the slysoft anydvd-hd forum, they normally have a way of getting HDDVD playback working in the latest version of PDVD. You basically need to copy some files over from the older version of PDVD and edit a file (or two).

You can also have both versions 7 and 8 installed at the same time if needed.

Fanatic · 11 Jan 2009 at 14:51

Yup, PowerDVD8 Ultra is what you need, and then you can download the old HD-DVD stuff from the beta of it to get HD-DVD working.

Edit: Link: http://pdvd8hddvd.googlepages.com/

SiD the Turtle · 11 Jan 2009 at 15:04

backtothefuture said:
(and doesn't seem to allow me to use SPIDF!)

I'm using the software + updates that came with that LG drive and it will let me use SPDIF. Occasionally it will switch to stereo and disable the drop down requiring me to reinstall the software, which is ******* annoying but I refuse to go out and buy the full product!

Dazza_Random · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:33

Useful thread just found this from Google

BloodyL · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:39

Arcsoft's TotalMedia Theater 3 also supports HDDVD.

UnworthyBean · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:48

Dazza_Random said:
Useful thread just found this from Google

Holy thread revival, Batman!

Dazza_Random · 10 Jun 2010 at 18:25

UnworthyBean said:
Holy thread revival, Batman!

The power of Google...

mrtable890 · 26 Jan 2026 at 02:31

hello, is there any way to play hd-dvds today on win 11 with menus intact ?

lord filbuster · 26 Jan 2026 at 22:00

PowerDVD apparently stopped supporting HD-DVD 15 years ago according to this thread. MakeMKV could probably save a copy if you have an internal drive, but I don't think there is actual player software that would run nicely on Windows 11.

mrtable890 · 31 Jan 2026 at 03:23

lord filbuster said:
PowerDVD apparently stopped supporting HD-DVD 15 years ago according to this thread. MakeMKV could probably save a copy if you have an internal drive, but I don't think there is actual player software that would run nicely on Windows 11.

yeah i kinda figured. ive already ripped my hd dvds that haven't rotted yet. i was just hoping i could find a way to keep the menus and other features

lord filbuster · 31 Jan 2026 at 18:00

aacskeys can be used to decrypt most discs without re-encoding to MKV, so technically the menus would be saved as well. You might be able to play them back in a windows 7 VM or something.

edGfaCTor · 31 Jan 2026 at 18:53

mrtable890 said:
yeah i kinda figured. ive already ripped my hd dvds that haven't rotted yet. i was just hoping i could find a way to keep the menus and other features

Not sure HDDVD are worth bothering with anyway how man to this day are still exclusive titles?

At the time as well I know some of HDVD was superior to Blurays but not anymore most of those titles got re released & some even have 4k releases now.