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Posted by JD8180 on Jan-08-2011 23:05:

bluray software for pc?

thinking of getting a bluray drive for my pc and was wondering if anyone has had experience with different types of software to use to play them? preferably free, simple, and clean (don't really care for bloated software with tons of features no one would really use).

Posted by Joss Weatherby on Jan-08-2011 23:15:

Pretty sure VLC can do it. Though its h264 decoder leaves a lot to be desired in terms of speed.

Posted by BTG on Jan-09-2011 03:12:

yah vlc is king.

Posted by BTG on Jan-09-2011 05:10:

http://www.videolan.org/

Posted by JD8180 on Jan-09-2011 05:14:

judging by THIS LINK, it looks like bluray support is still an ongoing project for vlc?

Posted by BTG on Jan-09-2011 05:56:

i duno. i download bluray files.

they work.

havn't tried an actual disk cause i only have a dvd rom

Posted by djnitride on Jan-09-2011 06:09:

I doubt that actual bluray disks work with VLC because of all the DRM crap, maybe it will work on old blurays but you will have to wait for keys for the individual discs to be hacked.

Also, a legit bluray player REQUIRES an HDMI monitor. If you don't have an HDMI cable connected from your computer to your monitor, you are out of luck.

Grab PowerDVD if you want to play legit blu ray disks 100% of the time, works great for me.
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/p...view_en_US.html

Posted by Fledz on Jan-09-2011 06:28:

Windows Media Player Classic. Better than all of those bloated other programs.

http://stream-recorder.com/forum/pl...ssic-t4991.html

Posted by Sushipunk on Jan-09-2011 06:36:

Why would anyone want to watch Bluray movies on their computer?

Unless, I suppose, the computer is hooked up to a big-ass HD TV.

Whatever

Posted by WittyHandle on Jan-09-2011 06:40:

My laptop is my only media player, hooked up to my TV of course.

I remember seeing laptops come with Blu-Ray players by default a couple years ago, then they stopped. I heard something about compatibility issues with Vista, but never got a solid answer.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jan-09-2011 06:42:

Question for you American folks: What's a decent Bluray player cost in the US these days?

Posted by WittyHandle on Jan-09-2011 06:45:

I don't know about which ones are considered decent, but I remember seeing Wal-Mart advertise some for like $79 recently. Probably low quality I'm guessing though.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jan-09-2011 07:11:

quote:
Originally posted by WittyHandle
I don't know about which ones are considered decent, but I remember seeing Wal-Mart advertise some for like $79 recently. Probably low quality I'm guessing though.

Huh, that's cheap. I'm not actually in the market for one (I have a PS3) but I did my grocery shopping yesterday and Woolworths had a Toshiba Bluray player going for AU$170.00 (which struck me as very very cheap, compared to what they were going for a year ago). But I wasn't sure.

Posted by itsamemario on Jan-09-2011 07:29:

quote:
Originally posted by djnitride
Also, a legit bluray player REQUIRES an HDMI monitor. If you don't have an HDMI cable connected from your computer to your monitor, you are out of luck.

Are you fucking retarded or something? First of all, there is no such thing as a HDMI monitor.
Secondly, you don't need a HDMI cable to watch Bluray, you also have DVI cables but thats besides the point really.
VGA cables can run more than 2048x1536.

Posted by Fledz on Jan-09-2011 07:32:

HDMI is just DVI with sound.

Posted by itsamemario on Jan-09-2011 07:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Fledz
HDMI is just DVI with sound.

A little over-simplified, but yeah. Basically it is.

Posted by Darkarbiter on Jan-09-2011 13:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
Huh, that's cheap. I'm not actually in the market for one (I have a PS3) but I did my grocery shopping yesterday and Woolworths had a Toshiba Bluray player going for AU$170.00 (which struck me as very very cheap, compared to what they were going for a year ago). But I wasn't sure.

You can get blu ray drives from msy technology for 50 bucks, or burners for 100 bucks. You can also get blu ray players (for connecting to the tv kind) for 100.

Also, I can see the difference between blu ray and dvd on my crappy 1280x1024 crt moniter (although I do use my comp on a 1080p tv).