Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does not work

May 1, 2008

I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed

miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I

bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating

system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.

Any solutions?

Thank you!

Jim

May 1, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

news:834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed

> miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I

> bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating

> system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.

>

> Any solutions?

Return Corel WinDVD and ask for your money back.

--

Allan

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 1, 2:04 pm, "Allan" <mu8j...@earthlink.net> wrote:

> "Jim" <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

> Return Corel WinDVD and ask for your money back.

Alan,

Thank you! I think I'll do that. BTW, I added one revision. I meant

version 9.0, which is the latest version.

Jim

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.

You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be

connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order

to play.

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

news:834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

> I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed

> miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I

> bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating

> system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.

>

> Any solutions?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Jim

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

> I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

>

> Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.

> You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be

> connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order

> to play.

John,

I am suspecting my monitor and my CPU. I have an nVidia 8800 GTX

video card, so I do no think that is the problem. I have a Samsung

SyncMaster 243T monitor, which is 24" at 1920 X 12000. It is a fairly

old monitor, and I share it between two computers with a Gefen swich

box. I do not think the Gefen box adds to the situation, but I do not

know. I am using Dual Opteron 275 CPUs, which are dual-core, but

which do not seem to be recognized by the program. I have 8 GB of

system memory.

I'll call Corel today.

Thank you!

Jim

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote

I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support

x64.

I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray

discs in x64.

Thank you!

Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play

Blu-ray.

Jim

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

Did you check out PowerDVD as mentioned by John Adams?

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10

does *not* work

Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:17:43 -0500

From: John Adams <seamus@horadrim.net>

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general

References:

<834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>

I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just

fine.

Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame

the software.

You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and

they must be

connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this

setup in order

to play.

- John

Jim wrote:

> On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote

>

> I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support

> x64.

>

> I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray

> discs in x64.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play

> Blu-ray.

>

> Jim

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

Then Slysoft AnyDVD HD is all you need.

http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

"Allows you to watch movies over a digital display connection, without

HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display. No need to

buy an expensive monitor"

:)

Carlos

"Jim" wrote:

> On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

>

> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

> >

> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.

> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be

> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order

> > to play.

>

> John,

>

> I am suspecting my monitor and my CPU. I have an nVidia 8800 GTX

> video card, so I do no think that is the problem. I have a Samsung

> SyncMaster 243T monitor, which is 24" at 1920 X 12000. It is a fairly

> old monitor, and I share it between two computers with a Gefen swich

> box. I do not think the Gefen box adds to the situation, but I do not

> know. I am using Dual Opteron 275 CPUs, which are dual-core, but

> which do not seem to be recognized by the program. I have 8 GB of

> system memory.

>

> I'll call Corel today.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Jim

>

May 2, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

You might try this blu-ray forum where all of the issues are discussed by

users.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

news:c4446054-3676-4df3-b76f-a659c350a0ee@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote

I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support

x64.

I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray

discs in x64.

Thank you!

Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play

Blu-ray.

Jim

May 3, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

>

> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

>

> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.

> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be

> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order

> > to play.

John,

It turns out we were both partially correct. You were correct in that

my monitor, which I bought in November, 2004 is *not* HDCP compliant.

However, I also bought PowerDVD, and their tech support *now* tells me

that it *does* work in Vista 64-bit, but it does *not* work in x64.

I am now thinking of both upgrading x64 to Vista 64-bit *and* to buy a

new HDCP monitor. However, Carlos makes an interesting point below.

Thanks for your input! :-)

Jim

May 3, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 2, 2:39 pm, Carlos <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Then Slysoft AnyDVD HD is all you need.http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

> "Allows you to watch movies over a digital display connection, without

> HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display. No need to

> buy an expensive monitor"

>

> :)

> Carlos

Carlos,

As usual, you have an extremely clever, and helpful solution. I'm

concerned about the short-term, as well as the long-term. I think

your solution is *excellent* in the short-term, but I am starting to

feel like x64 is dying out. For a while it was getting fairly good

support from a number of companies. Now companies seem not to want to

support 64-bit; but, if they do support it, they support Vista 64

bit. My Tyan K8WE (S2895) is aging, and I don't know how much longer

I will be able to install Vista on it. Mostly I hate Vista, I have it

on the notebook I am using right now; but I think it will be the wave

of the future. I may buy your recommended software tomorrow,

nevertheless, because my son is visiting and I wanted to show him a

Blu-ray disc. (I have also wanted to watch one.

Thanks again for the *excellent* advice!

I'd be interested in your opinion on the future of x64?

Jim

May 4, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

Jim,

I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card

you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading

things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with

built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx

series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference in

how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do

not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD

content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely

resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during

playback) without hardware acceleration.

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

news:3b001639-3ef3-48f6-a14c-62b69dcae5dc@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:

>> On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

>>

>> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

>>

>> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the

>> > software.

>> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must

>> > be

>> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in

>> > order

>> > to play.

>

> John,

>

> It turns out we were both partially correct. You were correct in that

> my monitor, which I bought in November, 2004 is *not* HDCP compliant.

> However, I also bought PowerDVD, and their tech support *now* tells me

> that it *does* work in Vista 64-bit, but it does *not* work in x64.

>

> I am now thinking of both upgrading x64 to Vista 64-bit *and* to buy a

> new HDCP monitor. However, Carlos makes an interesting point below.

>

> Thanks for your input! :-)

>

> Jim

May 4, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

On May 4, 12:01 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

> I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card

> you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading

> things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with

> built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx

> series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference in

> how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do

> not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD

> content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely

> resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during

> playback) without hardware acceleration.

John,

I'm ok on the video front. I have an MSI 8800 GTX which *is* HDCP

compliant. However, my Samsung SyncMaster 243T is *not.*

I am also going to switch to Vista 64-bit, as more players seem to

work in Vista, and fewer drivers are coming out for x64. I expect

*lots* of headaches, and few rewards, in the switch, but I feel as if

I have no choice.

I would really like a new 2560 X 1500 monitor, but I can't afford that

right now.

Thanks for your help! :-)

Jim

May 4, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

Honestly, I've had the best Windows experience ever with my Vista ultimate

x64 system. I hope your experience is just as good!

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

news:ae542212-d518-4b1c-8d8d-f0ef58dc994e@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> On May 4, 12:01 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

>

>> I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card

>> you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading

>> things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with

>> built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx

>> series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference

>> in

>> how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do

>> not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD

>> content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely

>> resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during

>> playback) without hardware acceleration.

>

> John,

>

> I'm ok on the video front. I have an MSI 8800 GTX which *is* HDCP

> compliant. However, my Samsung SyncMaster 243T is *not.*

>

> I am also going to switch to Vista 64-bit, as more players seem to

> work in Vista, and fewer drivers are coming out for x64. I expect

> *lots* of headaches, and few rewards, in the switch, but I feel as if

> I have no choice.

>

> I would really like a new 2560 X 1500 monitor, but I can't afford that

> right now.

>

> Thanks for your help! :-)

>

> Jim

May 4, 2008

Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

What headaches do you expect? I have been running Vista Ultimate x64 for a

year and a half and have not had any problems. You just need to check on

Vista compatibility for your software and devices and prepare as needed.

But that is no different than it was when moving from Win98 or W2k to XP

back in the day.