[nflug] Offtopic: DVD Codec/Player --> on-topic

Daniel V cloudlakedreamer at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 23 02:17:02 EST 2006


On-topic:
Mplayer is for both GNU/Linux and Windows.

www.mplayerhq.hu/

And no messing with the registry, either!

regards,
Daniel V.

--- Justin Bennett <Justin.Bennett at Dynabrade.com>
wrote:

> I ended up using VLC, simple easy to use and free.
> The others I tried 
> were either pay, or required nagware installation.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Justin
> 
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
>  
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/21/2006 3:57 PM, Brad Bartram wrote:
> 
> > Have you tried vlc - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 2/21/06, *Justin Bennett* <
> Justin.Bennett at dynabrade.com 
> > <mailto:Justin.Bennett at dynabrade.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     <offtopic>
> >
> >     This is off topic, so please forgive me, but
> I'm appealing to the
> >     general PC knowledge of the group.
> >
> >     One thing that really bugs me about windows is
> the lack of free
> >     utilities do do what I need. I have a fresh
> install of XP home on a
> >     laptop. I need to get the DVD-rom drive to be
> able to play DVDs
> >     (company
> >     promotional stuff). I have windows media 10
> installed but no coded for
> >     DVDs. I'm looking for either a codec (for
> free) to allow windows media
> >     to play the DVDs or a free utility to play the
> DVDs. I found one
> >     but I
> >     needed to have 'Save' nagware software
> installed to run it for free.
> >     Which bugs me too.
> >
> >     </offtopic>
> >
> >     If I was running linux I'd have Xine already
> to go... :)
> >
> >
> >     Suggestions please.
> >
> >     Thanks.
> >
> >     Justin
> >
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     Justin Bennett
> >     Network Administrator
> >     Dynabrade, Inc.
> >     8989 Sheridan Dr.
> >     Clarence, NY 14031
> >
> >
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