CyberLink PowerDVD is a commercial media player for Microsoft Windows and Linux http://www.cyberlink.com/english/products/powercinema/pcm-linux/pcmlinuxgpl.jsp. It supports the viewing of DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray video discs, and can play any format supported by DirectShow. HD DVD support has since been dropped with the release of PowerDVD 8, but it can be re-enabled through a workaround.^[1]

PowerDVD is bundled with a variety of PC systems and peripherals (particularly optical drives).http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/lg-gh22lp20-22x-super-multi-dvdrw/Software-Bundle.htmlhttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5599/is_200109/ai_n23586400http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=34http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=19137

PowerDVD 8 supports hardware acceleration of video decoding, which can improve performance on low end systems, if they are equipped with DXVA-capable graphics hardware.http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/products/item_1_2_1_ENU.html Once installed, the PowerDVD filters can be used by other Windows media player software, such as Windows Media Player, Windows Media Centre and Media Player Classic to enable hardware acceleration in those applications. Windows Media Centre requires a patch to enable this.http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/community/downloads.php?do=file&id=119

PowerDVD Linux

A Linux version of PowerDVD is available at the Canonical Ltd. store.^[2]

See also

• InterVideo WinDVD (competing DVD-Video software player with matching functions)
• InterVideo LinDVD (competing DVD-Video for Linux platforms)
• VLC, a free alternative to PowerDVD
• Comparison of media players

External links

• CyberLink Official Homepage
• PowerDVD Official Homepage
• MoovieLive - PowerDVD users online community

References

• PowerDVD Review at Digital Digest
• CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 review - PC Advisor
• Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 Review
• Cyberlink PowerDVD v8 (Ultra)

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