Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

[Fire$torm]

Well. After turning this upside down all afternoon, I think I found the sinner....It´s Cyberlink PowerDVD software....DAMN! No I can´t play BR discs!


Anyone know a program that can do this?

VideoLan Client a.k.a. VLC. It is platform independent, will play anything and works with any codec, and is Licensed under GPL so it is FREE. There is a catch but it has nothing to do with VLC but Linux. Since Linux is GPL, codecs for DVD and Blu-Ray are NOT included in the distros. You can add the codec libraries after install but in some contries that act is illegal. Check your legal statutes before adding any copyrighted libraries.

[Beerdrinker]

VideoLan Client a.k.a. VLC. It is platform independent, will play anything and works with any codec, and is Licensed under GPL so it is FREE. There is a catch but it has nothing to do with VLC but Linux. Since Linux is GPL, codecs for DVD and Blu-Ray are NOT included in the distros. You can add the codec libraries after install but in some contries that act is illegal. Check your legal statutes before adding any copyrighted libraries.

Is there some way to make VLC play BluRay under Windows Vista? I can understand that people are afraid of loosing money....But Hell.....I paid for my copy of Vista Home Premium, and I bougth the disc´s I am viewing....

[Fire$torm]

Is there some way to make VLC play BluRay under Windows Vista? I can understand that people are afraid of loosing money....But Hell.....I paid for my copy of Vista Home Premium, and I bougth the disc´s I am viewing....

Yeppers. VLC will play anything on any platform.

Does Denmark have any laws against adding copyrighted libraries in terms of Linux?

[Beerdrinker]

Yeppers. VLC will play anything on any platform.

Does Denmark have any laws against adding copyrighted libraries in terms of Linux?

Probably. Will have to look into that.

[Beerdrinker]

Well, before entering the world of linux and BR restraints, I took another route...I registred at the CyberLink HP...

(my PowerDVD 9 is a OEM software bundle)

I figured that maybe there has been some updates to the software, that solves the problem.

I wanna explore every oppourtunity before format C: and move 300 musicalbums along with more than 4000 photos..

I will keep you posted.

[Fire$torm]

PowerDVD "Should" work.

BTW: The deal with copyrighted codec libraries only applies to Linux as M$ has paid the powers that be for the libraries in Windows. This means that VLC can legally play all copyrighted media on any version of Windows. I will also look into other Multi Media players that can decode Blu-Ray.

Note: I have run VLC on Win2K, WinXP Home/Pro/Pro x64, Vista and Win7. Never had any serious issues with any of those.

[Beerdrinker]

PowerDVD "Should" work.

BTW: The deal with copyrighted codec libraries only applies to Linux as M$ has paid the powers that be for the libraries in Windows. This means that VLC can legally play all copyrighted media on any version of Windows. I will also look into other Multi Media players that can decode Blu-Ray.

Note: I have run VLC on Win2K, WinXP Home/Pro/Pro x64, Vista and Win7. Never had any serious issues with any of those.

Well, I can´t play bluray with VLC on Windows Vista Home Premium x64. I just tried.

And Cyberlink PowerDVD froze my HTPC while installing lastest patch from Cyberlink themselves....I am getting FRUSTRATED!!

VLC play all my DVDs just fine. But it will not take the BR....How to fix this?

[joker]

This is why I steal everything.

[Fire$torm]

This is why I steal everything.

Is that what you call "Forced Shareware"?