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Title: free dvd program
Post by: jordanearl on May 27, 2007, 04:05:06 PM
i had 2 dvd programs on my laptop, can't remember the names of em.  one came with my dvd drive.  anyways i had a problem, an had to reload xp, now i can't play dvd's.  so i need a basic player that can handle this for free, antone have one to suggest?  i don't need to do any burning or anything fancy. 
Title: Re: free dvd program
Post by: Crash-n-Burn on May 27, 2007, 07:33:22 PM
I got you covered :)

to view dvd's you need the proper codec.

http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Codec_Pack_download.htm

and download the k-lite FULL pack. It will play anything that you will ever throw at windows media player.

The best actual media player is VLC player.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

:thumb:
Title: Re: free dvd program
Post by: Egaeus on May 27, 2007, 07:37:08 PM
Yeah, don't f%$k with codecs.  Get VLC and be happy when everything works.
Title: Re: free dvd program
Post by: jordanearl on May 27, 2007, 07:39:56 PM
awesome, im gonna download the vlc
Title: Re: free dvd program
Post by: Crash-n-Burn on May 27, 2007, 08:05:46 PM
Quote from: Egaeus on May 27, 2007, 07:37:08 PM
Yeah, don't f%$k with codecs.  Get VLC and be happy when everything works.

Why? The k-lite codec pack is awesome, it's pretty much a single click install. No problems ever.
Title: Re: free dvd program
Post by: groff22 on May 28, 2007, 05:45:47 AM
VLC doesn't need additional codecs. The program comes packed with support for most media filetypes.