Windows 8 won't play DVD's

[air2004]

I only ever had to use media player classic once , and that was right before I found out about media player classic. Vlc will play anything you through at it , atleast it has for me.

 

[SifJar]

Who the hell uses media center anyway ? VLC is where its at

VLC is total crap, the codecs are bloated and work crappily most of the times.

Media Player Classic is where it is, when it comes to media players.

I wouldn't say total crap. It works fine for every video I have ever tried to play in it. Now I never really play huge HD videos or anything like that, but it works for what I do play. I tried MPC before on my last laptop and didn't like it. VLC has a nicer interface (now) than MPC does (or did then, at least), but beyond that, I just prefer VLC.

Zoom Player is also decent enough, comes with a nice utility for checking what codecs you have and automatically downloading and installing missing ones and updating outdated ones. i got the "Pro" version for free from Giveaway of the Day one time, but the free version is pretty much the same, just can't play content with DRM.

 

[Deleted member 256505]

Who the hell uses media center anyway ? VLC is where its at

VLC is total crap, the codecs are bloated and work crappily most of the times.

Media Player Classic is where it is, when it comes to media players.

Thank you for this link. I had never heard of MPC before. I'll give it a try.

 

[Zerosuit connor]

Well done, MS. DVD-Video needs to be killed off. It's an obsolete support anyway.

If this shaves off even $10 on a Win8 copy, I'm all for it.

They are saving money and pushing support for the digital methods, however DVD technology is still a huge part of the industry. At work we rent out 1000DVDs on a daily basis, few people in my area hire blue ray but support is beginning to grow. DVD technology won't leave just yet.

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[prowler]

VLC is the most compatible with these files.

>VLC
>mkv
>most compatible
>VLC
>mkv

I ran a video file through VLC the other day, gotta love this program man, shits amazing.

 

[shadow2000]

ya im sorry vlc is actually really bad. It has much worse compatibility then u think. For 1 it cant play chaptered files at all :/

 

[RupeeClock]

VLC is the most compatible with these files.

>VLC
I ran a video file through VLC the other day, gotta love this program man, shits amazing.

Tell me about it.

I'll stick to MPC-HC thanks.

 

[Flame]

whats with the VLC hate?? it does the job nicely...

 

[RupeeClock]

whats with the VLC hate?? it does the job nicely...

It usually does a nice job of running stuff without installed their prior codec, but when I can be bothered to install a new codec as I need it, MPC-HC fares much better.

 

[shadow2000]

whats with the VLC hate?? it does the job nicely...

cause it really is known for being crap in comparison to other players with proper codecs. Think of vlc as a quick easy fix tht doesnt excel at anything

 

[raulpica]

VLC is the most compatible with these files.

>VLC
I ran a video file through VLC the other day, gotta love this program man, shits amazing.
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Tell me about it.


I'll stick to MPC-HC thanks.

If I could place a giant "LIKE" image here without it being spam, I'd gladly do it.

Well guys, back on track, this thread isn't about VLC

 

[mysticwaterfall]

I honestly can't remember the last time I watched a disc based movie on the computer anyways (TV yes, computer no).And for everything else, like people have already said, there is VLC. Don't think its going to matter much.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

When I forst read this, I couldn't help but to grab my pitchfork and torch and be outraged for Microsoft excluding something...I hardly ever used in Windows 7. But then I started to think about it.

Okay, if I wanted to play DVDs, I would play them on my Blu-Ray player on my ginormous plasma television. Not on my 19" monitor.

If I had a laptop though, it's not that hard to install a 3rd party program such as VLC to play my shiny-movie-donuts.

 

[Ultymoo]

THIS IS AN OUTRAG- Oh yeah, I'd still have VLC.

 

[The Catboy]

I barely even watch DVD's on my computer and when I do, I only use VLC player to do so. That and I doubt I will be using Windows 8 outside of testing it once or twice.

 

[Ghostyis40]

I fail to see the loss here...I'll just use windows media player and the CCC pack I've always used!

 

[Sicklyboy]

Windows Media Player/Center can play DVDs?

Hrm. News to me. Half of the time I try, it asks me to install a codec or it doesn't recognize the disk. The other half of the time, it desyncs the audio.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Well done, MS. DVD-Video needs to be killed off. It's an obsolete support anyway.

If this shaves off even $10 on a Win8 copy, I'm all for it.

That may be, but it's still going to be around for a long time. And ditching the DVD format... seems a bit harsh. Making people pay extra for the support is just even more harsh.

But in the end, this doesn't bug me as I torrent all my stuff. I just think it's stupid that they are ditching the DVD format. Like, what about games that use the DVD format?

 

[Janthran]

Confirmed. I have Windows 8.
I just downloaded VLC though. Solved.

Also, while it doesn't have DVD support..
It does have an ISO booter so no more needing to burn my "backups" and stuff.

 

[Skelletonike]

IMO, this is a step against DRM, and thus a step in the right direction.

You really think that's a good thing? -.-"
DVD may not be the best media device, but right now most stuff wear DVD's, DVD DL or Blu-ray (well, still a disk), cutting DVD support out-right won't do them any good, quite the contrary.