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  1. 04-23-11, 08:15 AM #1
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    Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Hey.

    I am just about to throw out my HTPC!! That damn thing keeps doing things which annoys me....The latest was freezing in the middle of a film I watched with the kids...

    Well thing is...

    I got a spare HD of 500GB. So canīt I just throw on some sort of Linux? And can one play Blu-Ray movies in Linux? I use the optical drive, so no compressed files from HD. And do I need to buy Nividia videocard, to getter optimal performance in Linux? (ati drivers used to suck last time I played around)

    The specs:

    Asus M3N78-HTPC
    AMD X2 240e (2.8 Ghz@45W)
    2*2 GB PC-6400
    Samsung F3 320 GB
    Samsung 12x BR/DVD-R
    Club 3D Ati 5450 passive cooled
    Silverstone Grandia 05

    This little thingy is not crunching.

    Edit: I may wanna say that itīs currently running Windows Vista x64 and XMBC. But after the install of BR optical, I now use that included program Cyberlink PowerDVD, since XBMC cannot run BR discs...
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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Well. After turning this upside down all afternoon, I think I found the sinner....Itīs Cyberlink PowerDVD software....DAMN! No I canīt play BR discs!


    Anyone know a program that can do this?
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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beerdrinker View Post
    Well. After turning this upside down all afternoon, I think I found the sinner....Itīs Cyberlink PowerDVD software....DAMN! No I canīt 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.

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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fire$torm View Post
    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 discīs I am viewing....
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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beerdrinker View Post
    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 discīs I am viewing....
    Yeppers. VLC will play anything on any platform.

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

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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fire$torm View Post
    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.
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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

    This is why I steal everything.
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    Re: Which Linux + Blu-Ray combo?

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    This is why I steal everything.
    Is that what you call "Forced Shareware"?

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