Blu ray Software

khulershaker

khulershaker

khulershaker

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HI

I just got a blue ray drive for my media center PC and it was oem so literally just came with the device and nothing else.
I have initially been looking for a "freeware" solution to playing blu ray's on it but saw that it's really powerdvd etc that do the job properly without too much hassle.
I was wondering if this really was the case, or has some one found a free solution as I really dont want to fork out for this software, but will if it's really the best option. Thanks!!
 
I tried VLC (personal fave) but alas no luck, I did read you could browse the biggest file on the disk (.mt2 or some thing) which is usually the main movie file and play that direct but also got nowhere. Not tried MPCH though, I'll have a read about see if that can't fit the bill etc. thanks! Will let you know.
#edit# Looks like it might do the job, found this quote in one of the software revisions log "Open DVD detect and open Blu Ray main movie"
 
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VLC and MPC-HD cannot playback Blu-ray .m2ts unless they've been decrypted. You'd need AnyDVD HD to decrypt the disk for playback in VLC or MPC-HC.
 
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wheelscene said:
HI

I just got a blue ray drive for my media center PC and it was oem so literally just came with the device and nothing else.
I have initially been looking for a "freeware" solution to playing blu ray's on it but saw that it's really powerdvd etc that do the job properly without too much hassle.
I was wondering if this really was the case, or has some one found a free solution as I really dont want to fork out for this software, but will if it's really the best option. Thanks!!
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and you made the oem mistake .. which in the case of blu-ray on pc is a no no :( should have gone lg with power dvd or a sony with power dvd .. the price diff woudl have negligible
 
TALON1973 said:
and you made the oem mistake .. which in the case of blu-ray on pc is a no no :( should have gone lg with power dvd or a sony with power dvd .. the price diff woudl have negligible
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only problem would be the OEM supplied version of PDVD only outputs 2 channel stereo.
 
I've given up with bluray on my HTPC. All the software I've tried is crap and clunky compared to XBMC, which I use for all other files, and it seems everytime I buy a new disc its prompting me to update patches etc. I can cope with that but its really not wife / child friendly.


Just going to town now in fact to buy a standalone Bluray player
 
Thanks guys, for any one interested I just had to get a copy of anydvd-hd and now vlc can play the main stream file and home cinema classic will open the disc and start playing automatically. Powerdvd kept telling me my system was not hdcp compliant and so had to be refunded and returned. Same with arc soft trial although that was the better of the 2 softwares. I think the problem was my tv and could have used powerdvd/arc if i used vga instead of hdmi but that felt like going backwards really. I guess the silver lining is the optional "backup" functionality I now have at my disposal for blu ray discs! Thanks again
 
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