[Yahoo News] Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs
05-07-12, 01:03 PM
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Well this is Microsoft's bad decision. But, I don't think we should fret at least until major computer hardware companies start putting out desktops and laptops without DVD-ROM drives.
(BTW, have they ever released desktops and/or laptops with BD-ROM drives? I've never been able to find one.)
(BTW, have they ever released desktops and/or laptops with BD-ROM drives? I've never been able to find one.)
05-07-12, 02:42 PM
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05-07-12, 07:36 PM
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Re: [Yahoo News] Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs
They admitted in the article that its about the bottom line. All this crowing about DVD no longer being viable is because companies are taking active steps to *make it* no longer viable as a format so they can push for the the Next Big Thing [TM]. This is not the same phenomenon as VHS vs DVD 15 years ago.
If anything, it sounds like DVD is actually *too* viable--and the big companies painted themselves into a corner.
If anything, it sounds like DVD is actually *too* viable--and the big companies painted themselves into a corner.
05-07-12, 08:50 PM
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Re: [Yahoo News] Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs
Well this is Microsoft's bad decision. But, I don't think we should fret at least until major computer hardware companies start putting out desktops and laptops without DVD-ROM drives.
(BTW, have they ever released desktops and/or laptops with BD-ROM drives? I've never been able to find one.)
(BTW, have they ever released desktops and/or laptops with BD-ROM drives? I've never been able to find one.)
traditional media playback scenarios, optical media, and broadcast TV, require a specialized set of decoders (and hardware) that cost a significant amount in royalties." Windows 8 will allow customers the option to install a Windows Media Center upgrade to allow DVD playback at extra cost, though Microsoft is not saying exactly how high that cost will be.
05-09-12, 06:58 AM
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You could purchase Windows Media Center or use a free 3rd party application.
05-09-12, 10:42 AM
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05-10-12, 02:42 AM
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Odd regardless of their reason, not that it really matters because there are one of a thousand programs out there that can run DVDs.
05-10-12, 07:39 AM
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05-12-12, 05:15 PM
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Re: [Yahoo News] Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs
My laptop has a blu-ray drive. I don't understand people getting all mad about this. I have only used media player once. I was trying to watch Flintstones and there was a weird issue with the picture. It worked in media player. But that's just one movie out of about a thousand. Not a big thing. Just use PowerDVD and be done with it.
05-17-12, 07:33 AM
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Re: [Yahoo News] Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs
My laptop has a blu-ray drive. I don't understand people getting all mad about this. I have only used media player once. I was trying to watch Flintstones and there was a weird issue with the picture. It worked in media player. But that's just one movie out of about a thousand. Not a big thing. Just use PowerDVD and be done with it.
