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Does anyone know where I would be able to get some good free software to allow me to play Blu-rays on my new computer?
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Hey Guys,
Does anyone know where I would be able to get some good free software to allow me to play Blu-rays on my new computer?
Thanks,
Rookie
Blu-ray decryption requires a license I believe, so there aren't any UK legal free decrypters as far as I know, though power dvd is usually free with a cheap drive.
I got CyberLink Media Suite 8 BD free with my Blu-ray drive but it doesn't recognise my GPU and I get error code 0012, then it prompts me to download some software to see if my system is Blu-ray ready..... After doing so and running the software to see if I can play Blu-rays everything comes back as a pass so I have no idea what I need to do to get it working.....Originally Posted by kalniel
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It used to be that to play blu-ray you needed to have a compliant drive, GPU and monitor and connections between them (HDCP). Modern GPUs are all compliant with recent drivers, though you might need to make sure you're using WHQL rather than betas. Check your monitor is HDCP compliant for the connection you're using (DVI, displayport etc.).
Cyberlink stop providing vital updates to old versions of PowerDVD as soon as a new version ships. To get your PowerDVD 8 to behave, you need to pay for an upgrade to the latest (PowerDVD 12), at a cost of more than £60. The other two paid apps in the market, Corel WinDVD and Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre, cost at least as much.
So, free playback. VLC Media Player can play unencrypted Blu-Ray discs. If you have libaacs installed in an appropriate location, with a meaningful key store, it can play encrypted discs too (this varies depending on your legal jurisdiction, and may be illegal where you live). In no cases can it play BD+ encrypted content.
Sucks, doesn't it?
Meanwhile the pirates have no such issues.
A sad state of affairs.
As far as I am aware I'm running Catalyst 12.4 although I don't know how I check this to make sure. The tesh spec sheet for my Dell 2412M shows:
And one of my three monitors is using the DVI connection (other two are on Display Port) so there shouldn't be a problem here.... should there?Connectivity
1 Digital Visual Interface connectors (DVI-D) with HDCP
1 DisplayPort(DP)
1 Video Graphics Array (VGA)
1 USB 2.0 upstream port
4 USB 2.0 downstream ports
DC power connector for Dell Soundbar
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Yeah because theres nothing I can do about it
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Could be an issue running multiple monitors. Try just connecting one over DVI.
I'm not going to bother, if I have to unplug and swap things around each time I want to watch a blu-ray on my PC its really not worth it. I've been advised to try something called Splash Lite so I'm going to see if that works before I pay up and buy an up-to-date version from CyberLink.
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I just tried that Splash Lite and it doesn't work as (protected) Blu-Ray playback software...
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for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Yeah same here, so I guess its time to pay out another 70 big ones...... this new computers stating to cost me a fortune.....
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PowerDVD-12 worked first time..... wonder if the standard £35 version will be ok for Blu-ray playback?
Last edited by Rookie1986; 24-06-2012 at 10:06 PM.
It's just to narrow down the issue. No point buying more software if you're hitting an HDCP limitation.
I can see what you were wanting me to test but my system should have no problems with blu-ray playback, tbh should retailers even be shipping drives with out-of-date software resulting in the drive been unable to function as intended? I have sent Pioneer and CyberLink an email asking if they can help resolve the problem in some way so I will just have to sit back and enjoy my free 30 days of PowerDVD 12 for now
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Yeah I see what you mean sorry - didn't realise the powerdvd12 trial was still working on your current setup.
Sounds like the older stuff is just incompatible with modern displays/drivers/disks, which is very poor.
You need pro or ultra for blu-ray (or the blu ray edition OEM version). I don't think standard does blu-ray.
Nope. Only Pro or Ultra will do Blu-Ray.
You get Ultra for the price of Pro if you upgrade (rather than buy new), but they're strict on the upgrade front - i.e. you need to install an older version every time, you can't just install 12 directly as an upgrade purchase
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