best software DvD player

bangbangben · Post by **bangbangben** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:07 pm

ok. I just gotta GeForce 2 GTS, i have 256 megs of RAM 1 gig Duron, and DvD sux ass on this system! im using WinDvD, and it chugs along and skips sooooo much, my VooDoo5 was much better! so which software should I use???

Phjorg · Post by **Phjorg** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:18 pm

What OS you got?

I have win2k and by far the best supported and quality DVD player is windvd2000

however, check the version number you have, certain versions are better than other. check out dvdutils.com for info

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:38 pm

I got my DVD not to long ago it came with Power DVD and I thought it sucked . I got WINDVD and it has worked great for me. Have you checked to make sure that DMA is enabled on the DVD drive

bangbangben · Post by **bangbangben** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 9:56 pm

thanks. forgot i reformatted and didnt check DMA..... everything is fine!

KiLLerCloWn · Post by **KiLLerCloWn** » Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:25 am

In my experience:

WinDVD - best picture
Power DVD - Best sound

KC

Danielm7 · Post by **Danielm7** » Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:52 am

When I try to enable dma on my dvd drive in win2k it refuses to start the movie, pretty annoying, any ideas?
Daniel

madthumbs · Post by **madthumbs** » Mon Jun 18, 2001 12:39 am

WinDVD is commonly said to have "slightly" better picture and sound than PowerDVD. PowerDVD is said to have a better interface and options. I think the picture quality may be arguable, and the sound unnoticeable. Some people don't like WinDVD for the way it takes over the sound playback in WMP, and has been blamed for totally screwing up Windows. The claim that "Power DVD sucks, tried WinDVD and it was better" I'm sure is based on an older version of PowerDVD. Make sure with either that you get the latest versions because there are significant differences in output quality.