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4 stars
Version: Corel WinDVD 9 Plus
"No prob installing, works great!!!"
Pros: It worked as it should, getting full version.
Cons: No probs...
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Corel WinDVD 9 Plus
Pros: display
sound
Cons: no
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Corel WinDVD 9 Plus
Pros: cool option cool veiw so ezy to use
Cons: thers nothing i dont like
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
3 stars
Version: Corel WinDVD 9 Plus
Pros: very easy to use & it is very fast aiso
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Corel WinDVD 9 Plus
Pros: Used PowerDVD5.0 OEM for years, but started getting small issues probably due to firewall and service packs. Triedand bought PowerDVD7 before buying WinDVD9. Hated PowerDVD7.0 for following reasons. 1) The installer for the bought version (but not trial) has serious issues and causes a "catastrophic failure @ 90% which corrupts parts of the start menu (on XP). Full version won't install trial wont update. 2) I hate having to look at a hot woman in love with a DVD every time I start the program and an't turn it off 3) The program is constanly making you feel like you bought the inferior standard version and should pork out more money for the extra versions.
That said SD DVD software is pretty mature and both PowerDVD and WinDVD do the job well. I like the interface of WinDVD better and in integrates with Girder surpisingly easily. WinDVD has been very stable so far and on my sustem has very low CPU usage. Video quality is pretty much what you would expect for DVD.
Cons: Like PowerDVD, WinDVD has installer issues and tried to install all sorts of crapware if you don't tell it not to (thats OK as it probably reduces the cost of WinDVD and "no insatll option works". Don't try to install with NOD32 antivirus active as it muck up the installer. WinDVD hogs the SPIDF port and disables anything else using it (not a big issue). The ALL2HD does make animated movies look quite a bit better but not much more than WinDVDs other filters that you don't have to pay for. ALL2HD on normal movies is a mixed bag and pretty much needs a slider adjustment for every different move. Looks like mostly sharpening. Some artifacts on text evident. Not a feature worth paying extra for IMO. If you use a SPIDF and play SD-DVD there is no complelling reason not to buy standard.
Have tried Blue Ray as I remember the first SD-DVD computer drives that wouldn't play DVD with the sllightest imperfection which is every DVD you rent. I will wait on that one.
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