Windows 8 won't play DVD's

[Sicklyboy]

it seems they are trying to make it different. different does not mean more but can mean less.

It's not like Windows was good at playing DVDs anyway.

Edit:

Scenario 1

My mom wants to watch a movie.
My mom puts DVD in computer.
Wants to watch DVD in computer.
Windows 8 doesn't play DVD.
Google: "How do I play a DVD in a computer"
*Install the proper codecs for WMP, or install a free program such as VLC Media Player*
Google: "VLC Media Player"
*install*
*watch movie*

Scenario 2

My mom wants to watch a movie.
She puts it in the fucking DVD player.

 

[ferofax]

nobody uses WMP anyway. MPC or VLC, that's where it's at.

 

[NakedFaerie]

I use Media Center to watch TV and record the shows I want. I've been using it since it first came out in Windows ME (I think it was ME that it first came out?) There was a special version of windows just for Media Center and thats what I've always used since.

So it looks like I'll be sticking with Windows 7 and not upgrading to Windows 8. It looks crap anyway. I've tried the last 2 major versions of Windows 8 and both suck.
If I got a tablet then maybe it'll be nice to have Win8 on it but a PC is not where Win8 will excel. Its a mobile, touch screen OS not a PC OS.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Looks like I'll be sticking to Windows 7 for my HTPC.

Oh well, I never really liked Windows 8 in the first place. Metro is for tablets and phones, not PCs.