WM9 player vs PowerDVD vs WinDVD: Which is best? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

tomdkat · 09-23-2003, 09:06 PM

In this post,

Criterion playback problems

sirmikael mentions using WM9 for DVD playback. How does WM9 compare to PowerDVD or WinDVD for DVD-ROM playback?

Peace...

MurDiddlyUrdler · 09-23-2003, 11:02 PM

I need a good player to play porn on my laptop and I've tried them all. PowerDVD is far and away the best of the bunch. Windows Media is getting better, but still lacks some of the friendly features that PowerDVD has.

orf · 09-23-2003, 11:34 PM

WinDVD.

smurgle · 09-23-2003, 11:40 PM

TheaterTek.

tomdkat · 09-23-2003, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurgle

TheaterTek.

You can vote for this now, if you like...

Peace...

SephirothClone · 09-24-2003, 02:57 AM

I tried WMP and didnt like it at all. Then the free version of WinDVD was unimpressive. So I use PowerDVD all the time now.

Paul.n3w · 09-24-2003, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurgle

TheaterTek.

I've heard so much good stuff about this, I'd love to use it... but the company has a horrible strategy of not releasing a demo. I'm not paying $70 (or whatever it is) until I KNOW it works with my computer. I've had problems using WinDVD and the NVidia players (they skip when switching chapters) so I use PowerDVD. PowerDVD is my least favorite piece of software of the three but I'm forced to use it. I would love to use TheaterTek if it worked on my PC but I guess I'll never know. Can't they make a trial version or a version that limits the functionality just for demo purposes?

Vonner · 09-24-2003, 03:28 AM

I'm a stand alone DVD player guy, but that's not how I voted. I voted for WinDVD. For what little DVD watching I do on my computer WinDVD works great for me. I haven't tried PowerDVD.

ElCuCuy2000 · 09-24-2003, 05:21 AM

PowerDVD is by far the best of the bunch. I have a lot of trouble with Windows Media Player (it's not my computer--I have a 2.4GHZ Intel w/1 GB RAM, 80GB Hard drive, and a 64MB 4XAGP ATI Card!). I was using Windows XP, but have reverted back to Windows 2000..a hell of a lot more stable and no trouble at all playing DVDs with PowerDVD.

I think what happens with WMP is that it tries to locate the title of the disk online somewhere and since I mainly play movies that I record from my tapes and/or Laserdisks it never finds what it's looking for online (by the way, I have Roadrunner Cable)...

I'm always open to try a new program, so if anybody knows of any good DVD players, please let me know.

By the way, it would be nice if they could make 1 player that would play EVERYTHING, such as DIVX, RealAudio, Quicktime, Windows Media Format, .mpgs, .mp4s, and DVD.

UserNameUndecided · 09-24-2003, 05:24 AM

PowerDVD is certainly the best I've tried, amongst WinDVD, Interactual, and my joke of a player Compaq software that came on the computer.

I had never heard of TheaterTek. Looking into it, I'd really like to try it.
I need to update my PowerDVD player too though. I wonder how much of a difference there is between my 4.0 version and the latest...

PolloDiablo · 09-24-2003, 08:28 AM

I've been using PowerDVD 5 for about a month now and it works great.

ElCuCuy2000 · 09-24-2003, 01:33 PM

Hey--three Texans in a row!

I used a demo version of PowerDVD 5.0 for a short while and it seems work great. I still can't imagine paying $60 for it just to watch DVDs on my computer. I would love to upgrade, but not at that price. Hell, I could buy 4 DVDs for that much money

cherno · 09-24-2003, 03:05 PM

I have powerdvd and windvd, and I prefer the layout and usability of windvd, especially the screen capture. The only thing I don't like about it is that it can't do the interactual stuff.

rolisme · 09-24-2003, 07:08 PM

Another vote for PowerDVD.

Velvet G · 09-24-2003, 07:44 PM

I have multiple copies of WinDVD and PowerDVD that came with drives in my PC. I like PowerDVD the best. I tried to like WinDVD and Media Player 9, but they seemed to lack something that PDVD had.

smurgle · 09-24-2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul.n3w

I've heard so much good stuff about this, I'd love to use it... but the company has a horrible strategy of not releasing a demo. I'm not paying $70 (or whatever it is) until I KNOW it works with my computer. I've had problems using WinDVD and the NVidia players (they skip when switching chapters) so I use PowerDVD. PowerDVD is my least favorite piece of software of the three but I'm forced to use it. I would love to use TheaterTek if it worked on my PC but I guess I'll never know. Can't they make a trial version or a version that limits the functionality just for demo purposes?

Yea it is my understanding (from the TT forums) that the author wishes he could do a real demo (right now you can give your credit card for a 7 or 10 day trial) and he is trying to work a deal with sonic so he can. The problem is the tricky licensing of the sonic decoder.

View Poll Results: Which DVD player software is best?
Windows Media Player 9 (WM9)	0	0%
PowerDVD	16	50.00%
WinDVD	14	43.75%
Interactual Player	0	0%
I'm a standalone DVD player type	1	3.13%
TheaterTek	1	3.13%
Other (Not Listed)	0	0%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

09-23-2003, 09:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	WM9 player vs PowerDVD vs WinDVD: Which is best? In this post, Criterion playback problems sirmikael mentions using WM9 for DVD playback. How does WM9 compare to PowerDVD or WinDVD for DVD-ROM playback? Peace... __________________ My DVD Aficionado List "At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Jedi, at last we shall have revenge!"

09-23-2003, 11:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
orf Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA	WinDVD. __________________ Sadly, my porn collection is 2353% smaller than your mom's collection.

09-24-2003, 02:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
SephirothClone Secret President of the NLWC Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guess and win $1	I tried WMP and didnt like it at all. Then the free version of WinDVD was unimpressive. So I use PowerDVD all the time now. __________________ Want pictures of my iguana collection? Just give Ried a PM.

09-24-2003, 03:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	I'm a stand alone DVD player guy, but that's not how I voted. I voted for WinDVD. For what little DVD watching I do on my computer WinDVD works great for me. I haven't tried PowerDVD. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

09-23-2003, 11:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
MurDiddlyUrdler Banned Join Date: Aug 2002	I need a good player to play porn on my laptop and I've tried them all. PowerDVD is far and away the best of the bunch. Windows Media is getting better, but still lacks some of the friendly features that PowerDVD has.

09-23-2003, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
smurgle Supporting Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston MA	TheaterTek.

09-24-2003, 05:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
ElCuCuy2000 Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: San Antonio,Texas, USA	PowerDVD all the way!!!!!! PowerDVD is by far the best of the bunch. I have a lot of trouble with Windows Media Player (it's not my computer--I have a 2.4GHZ Intel w/1 GB RAM, 80GB Hard drive, and a 64MB 4XAGP ATI Card!). I was using Windows XP, but have reverted back to Windows 2000..a hell of a lot more stable and no trouble at all playing DVDs with PowerDVD. I think what happens with WMP is that it tries to locate the title of the disk online somewhere and since I mainly play movies that I record from my tapes and/or Laserdisks it never finds what it's looking for online (by the way, I have Roadrunner Cable)... I'm always open to try a new program, so if anybody knows of any good DVD players, please let me know. By the way, it would be nice if they could make 1 player that would play EVERYTHING, such as DIVX, RealAudio, Quicktime, Windows Media Format, .mpgs, .mp4s, and DVD. __________________ "If you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it!"

09-24-2003, 05:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
UserNameUndecided Actor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Austin TX	PowerDVD is certainly the best I've tried, amongst WinDVD, Interactual, and my joke of a player Compaq software that came on the computer. I had never heard of TheaterTek. Looking into it, I'd really like to try it. I need to update my PowerDVD player too though. I wonder how much of a difference there is between my 4.0 version and the latest...

09-24-2003, 08:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
PolloDiablo Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Tx	I've been using PowerDVD 5 for about a month now and it works great. __________________ "[Ed Wood is like] watching Pirates of The Caribbean in black and white!" - Panhead4life DVD Profiler + DVD Aficionado + Puttin' On The Ritz (Soundbite Courtesy of Movie Sounds)

09-24-2003, 01:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
ElCuCuy2000 Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: San Antonio,Texas, USA	Hey--three Texans in a row! I used a demo version of PowerDVD 5.0 for a short while and it seems work great. I still can't imagine paying $60 for it just to watch DVDs on my computer. I would love to upgrade, but not at that price. Hell, I could buy 4 DVDs for that much money __________________ "If you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it!"

09-24-2003, 03:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
cherno Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Emporia, Kansas	I have powerdvd and windvd, and I prefer the layout and usability of windvd, especially the screen capture. The only thing I don't like about it is that it can't do the interactual stuff. __________________ "Principles only mean something if you stick by them when they are inconvenient" My DVDs My Home Theater Oh no! I broke history - Hiro Nakamura

09-24-2003, 07:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
rolisme Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	Another vote for PowerDVD. __________________ If you don't like my opinion, don't ask the question. If you never asked the question, just ignore my post. "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." - Seneca 55 BC-39 AD

09-24-2003, 07:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Velvet G Actor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Asteroid M (sometimes the philly suburbs when it gets too hot)	I have multiple copies of WinDVD and PowerDVD that came with drives in my PC. I like PowerDVD the best. I tried to like WinDVD and Media Player 9, but they seemed to lack something that PDVD had.

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