HD-DVD freeware player

whoK

Anyone knows where I can get a freeware software to play HD-DVD movies connected to USB port (external USB player).
Many thanks

Ice_2

whoK wrote: »

Anyone knows where I can get a freeware software to play HD-DVD movies connected to USB port (external USB player).
Many thanks

no but I have the same problem...my laptop has a hd dvd player which will play every day dvd's but not hd ones although in the box it says this dvd might have been made after the player so find some firmware or some other software to play it with...but there is none...:mad:

isofa

Sounds like you need some HD playback software, like Cyberlink Power DVD.

I don't know of any freeware applications that do this at present.

PCs which have HD-DVD drives often don't come pre-installed with HD player software, only DVD player software, requiring you to upgrade to the full version for HD playback.

If you have Vista, apparently in a few months time MS will release an update which will play HD DVDs directly from the system..

PeteHerts

Ice wrote: »

no but I have the same problem...my laptop has a hd dvd player which will play every day dvd's but not hd ones although in the box it says this dvd might have been made after the player so find some firmware or some other software to play it with...but there is none...:mad:

Could you please tell me what laptop you have?

Ice_2

PeteHerts wrote: »

Could you please tell me what laptop you have?

well its a acer aspire 9815WKHi but when you go deeper inside it it says its 9800...the dvd drive is a toshiba DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATA DEVICE...if that helps...its also set to region 2 and has only 4 changes left...hths:D
also I have the cyberlink powerproducer software but with ultimate the media player keeps picking it up instead...

Ice_2

isofa wrote: »

Sounds like you need some HD playback software, like Cyberlink Power DVD.

I don't know of any freeware applications that do this at present.

PCs which have HD-DVD drives often don't come pre-installed with HD player software, only DVD player software, requiring you to upgrade to the full version for HD playback.

If you have Vista, apparently in a few months time MS will release an update which will play HD DVDs directly from the system..

I have vista ultimate and pleased to hear that about the updates from M$...:D

PeteHerts

Ice wrote: »

well its a acer aspire 9815WKHi but when you go deeper inside it it says its 9800...the dvd drive is a toshiba DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATA DEVICE...if that helps...its also set to region 2 and has only 4 changes left...hths:D
also I have the cyberlink powerproducer software but with ultimate the media player keeps picking it up instead...

If the HD-DVD films starts playing with WMP first then close WMP when it does, right click the HD_DVD drive then choose Powerproducer to open up the disc.

Ice_2

PeteHerts wrote: »

If the HD-DVD films starts playing with WMP first then close WMP when it does, right click the HD_DVD drive then choose Powerproducer to open up the disc.

its not giving me that option...media centre and thats it...
but inside the disc box it says
tells you to go to www.hddvdeurope.com
or to go to toshiba and get the latest firmware or software up-date...

Marty_J

isofa wrote: »

If you have Vista, apparently in a few months time MS will release an update which will play HD DVDs directly from the system..

Nice one Microsoft; wait until a format becomes obsolete, and then release drivers for it.

What's next, Windows Betamax edition?

Ice_2

PeteHerts wrote: »

If the HD-DVD films starts playing with WMP first then close WMP when it does, right click the HD_DVD drive then choose Powerproducer to open up the disc.

it says auto run then I have to click on one but theres only media centre and it wont play in that...the tosbiba website isn't very helpful either...guess i'll have to wait for M$ ...

Ice_2

Marty_J wrote: »

Nice one Microsoft; wait until a format becomes obsolete, and then release drivers for it.

What's next, Windows Betamax edition?

I actually thought VHS was out of fashion now...I mean can you still buy the blank tape's...I have a video but only to watch old vid's on...as we also have a multi-region dvd payer...cos the dvd player is replacing the video...

anyway getting back to the lappy...

I can't see why it wont play the hd dvd's...I only have 3 the first 3 harry potter movies they didn't cost much £3.49 each so no real harm it'll play normal dvd's though...weird...