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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:00 PM   #1
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:05 PM   #2
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when i bought my dvd burner i got a dvd watching program... but i dont even use it.. my dvds just play with windows media play (cant remember how i got that to work.. i think it was a codec pack or something)
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:08 PM   #3
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although i have a dvd player...this is hardly used .

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I have 5.1 speakers on a audigy 2 sound card....so all dvds are played on my pc for this reason,coupled with high rez screen playback.
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:13 PM   #4
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With me it depends, ive a pioneer DVD player connected to a 23inch phillips LCD tv which is nice so I use it for some stuff, then ive a modded xbox to another screen which is connected over the network, so I can transfer files from my laptop upstairs to it to watch in another room. Then ive the laptop with an audigy2ZS and creative gigaworks, connected to a Dell 2405 via a 6800 go, which is used for music dvds.......
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:22 PM   #5
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although i have a dvd player...this is hardly used .

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With the aspect of my actuall dvd being a £70 budget dvd.... this does well for the dvd i have that are actually quite old..dvds that are recorded in 2.1 sound.

any others that require 5.1 surround is on my pc... this gets the best effect and saves me some cash on 5.1 dvd players..
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after almost $9,000 into my home theater, no comparison. & i have a a yamaha amp w/paradigm speakers hooked up to my comp. got a dvd deck & a 32'' tv hooked up to a surround setup in my bedroom too(along w/ps2).
so the comp would be the last place i would watch a movie
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:38 PM   #7
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watch most DvD's on my pc the Dvd software came with the GFX card
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:40 PM   #8
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havent watched a dvd on anything in about 2 years.
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 04:42 PM   #9
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i watch all dvd's on my comp.
21" viewable monitor with logitech Z-680's set up in 5.1 and are DTS certified.

as for the software, i got a free copy of PowerDVD that came along with my dvd rom. i had to "find" a cd-key though to update it because of some of the newer dvd's sercurity features. it wouldnt work on the original version of P-DVD
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I also use my computer to watch DVD's due to my speaker system. If I didn't have the surround sound, I would just watch it on the TV.

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I would love to have some Signature Series speakers right about now.
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 06:00 PM   #11
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I also use my computer to watch DVD's due to my speaker system. If I didn't have the surround sound, I would just watch it on the TV.

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I would love to have some Signature Series speakers right about now.
hooked a freind of mine up with 4 towers(&cc) a couple of years ago, they sound great. not as good as my B&W's though
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 06:34 PM   #12
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I watch most dvd's on my pc which comprises of a klipsch 4.1 set and a 21" flat screen crt monitor. My 9800 pro came with Powerdvd 5, but it didn't have all features unlocked. So I "found" the retail version. Do need to "find" the newest version though I also watch some dvd's on my ps2 which is connected to a 27" flatscreen tv and a Klipsch 2.1 set
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I never do, but to play around with it i have media player classic/klite mega pack.
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needed to be a rarely option
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 07:05 PM   #15
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Where is the "I bought a DVD Burner and the software came with it?"
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 07:21 PM   #16
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Where is the "I bought a DVD Burner and the software came with it?"
"Yes, the DVD software player came with my PC/Burner "
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 07:36 PM   #17
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I watch all my movies through my modded xbox with xbox media center on my 62" tv
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 08:12 PM   #18
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software, what software? All you need is Windows Media Player.

BTW those options were not very choosable. I watch dvds and 'clips' on my computer. But only when im too lazy to burn them to dvd, cause you dont want to waste a blank dvd for a crap movie. So basically just watch them on the comp for testing.

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i used to back in my apartment now i have a 46" sony projection hdtv dvds are way better on that
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Old Aug 4, 2005, 10:39 PM   #20
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you pirates. one should tie you all up....
*for those responcible for the green bar and actually got paid stuff for free*

well, I use cyberlink that came with player, and I use media player classic
I got HDTV wonder too


but the best is QT Pro 7 (and I paid for it unlike pirates )
Its H.264 rocks. Specially that streaming video.
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Old Aug 5, 2005, 03:28 AM   #21
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i watch everything (tv,dvds) on my comp. i use windvd, winamp with my logitech 5.1 soundsystem or my medusa 5.1 headset.
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I'll watch some stuff on my computer when I'm working some thing. However, for hard core movie viewing I leave that to my 65" wide screen & yamaha/onkyo/Infinity setup. BTW Dark, I love that player but last time I tried it, it kept locking up on me.
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I use PowerDVD and KazaLite Codec Pack. Run a lead from the computer to the TV if it is not in a supported format that the home DVD player can detect.

I’ve watched one or two movies on the computer monitor

Windows Media Player doesn't excite me very much.
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after almost $9,000 into my home theater, no comparison. & i have a a yamaha amp w/paradigm speakers hooked up to my comp. got a dvd deck & a 32'' tv hooked up to a surround setup in my bedroom too(along w/ps2).
so the comp would be the last place i would watch a movie
Me too - Yamaha driving a 13 year old pair of Polk SRS 2.3s with Monitor 5s doing surround duties. I got the DVD reader for software...
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Old Aug 5, 2005, 09:17 AM   #25
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I only watch DVDs on my computer. My T.V. is slightly smaller than my computer monitor anyway, and I only use it for hockey (it's been broken the past year, and I haven't fixed it, since there wasn't any NHL season)

I got WinDVD and PowerDVD with various optical drives I've purchased, but I purchased PowerDVD for the latest version and all the features I wanted, which seemed like the best deal at the time, and I haven't really regretted it.

I'm slowly upgrading my home theatre speakers which are all connected to my computer, they make for fun while playing games. (Currently a mix of Klipsch, Boston Acoustics and Pioneer)
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exellent how many people FOUND the players hahaha
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