DVD Windows Media Player
Since the release of Windows
Media Player 9, on the 27th January 2003, users
now have the ability to play their DVD's in the
popular media player software.
What Is A DVD Windows
Media Player?
Windows Media Player is commonly used for
playing audio, video and even images on the
Windows Operating system.
For a free piece of software, Windows Media
Player is an excellent choice for managing your
growing collection of video and audio files.
However to make the experience of using WMP
complete you need to add a simple plugin that
will allow the software to playback your DVD
collection too!
You see Windows Media Player does not come with
the ability to play your DVDs due to the fact
that it is a free application and any
manufacturer that wants to have this capability
in their software must pay a "royalty" payment
to the
owners of the DVD format...
So specialist video software companies like
COREL and CyberLink have created the necessary
plugin for WMP and paid the royalty" payment, so
that you and I can enjoy playing our DVDs in
Windows Media Player.
For more information on a suitable DVD Windows Media
Player Decoder for your operating system
read this article now:
DVD Windows Media Player
Why Use A DVD Windows
Media Player?
I get asked this question a lot.
My simple 2 part answer is that:
1) You do NOT have to learn how
to use yet another piece of new of complicated
software with lots of settings! All the modern
DVD decoders available today "integrate"
themselves into the Windows Media Player
interface. So you have the new features of DVD
playback but keep the familiar look and feel of
WMP...
and
2) PRICE!
A DVD Windows Media
Player plugin is usually only a fifth of
the price!
I often travel to conferences with a laptop and
a few DVD's for any downtime, so appreciate
having a this type of plugin installed...
You can grab a
DVD Windows Media Player
for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Thanks for reading!
Kind
Regards
Marc
Liron
Microsoft MVP
wwww.marcliron.com
Additional URLs:
What Is Windows Media Player?
Windows Media Player DVD Playback
Why Play DVD in Windows Media Player?
Corel WinDVD 9 Now Available
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