Blu-ray player software

ArrowMk84 · 07-02-11, 10:15 PM

What's good app for playing Blu-ray discs on a PC? Cyberlink came with my Blu-ray burner, but I've been very unimpressed the past few times I tried their software (granted, that was a few years ago), so I'm looking for other programs.

whiz187 · 07-03-11, 10:56 AM

I have been using Arc Soft Total Media Theater 5. I like it better that Cyberlink. It is a matter of personal prefs. You get Cyberlink free with Blue Ray Writers, it works but they drive you crazy with update ads.

**mullet** · 07-03-11, 10:57 AM

I have Arc Soft Total Media Theater 3 and it plays DVD, HD-DVD & Blu-Ray and works awesome.

ArrowMk84 · 07-03-11, 02:21 PM

Tried it. Liked it. Bought it.

ArcSoft's even got a 20% off sale going this weekend, too.

**CybrSage** · 07-03-11, 10:27 PM

I like Arcsoft TMT5.

Also, if you miss the holiday related special, you can always go here:

http://www.arcsoft.com/public/404page.asp?404URL=

and get 20% off at any time.

FlakMagnet · 07-04-11, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butter Bandit

I use PowerDVD 11. Works pretty well for me.

I have PowereDVD 11 Ultimate, and it does everything I need too. One neat thing it can do is convert a 2D movie into 3D in real-time. This is pretty neat if you like that sort of thing

**mullet** · 07-04-11, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CybrSage

I like Arcsoft TMT5.

Also, if you miss the holiday related special, you can always go here:

http://www.arcsoft.com/public/404page.asp?404URL=

and get 20% off at any time.

Thanks I just upgraded to TMT5

**CybrSage** · 07-10-11, 05:03 PM

WinDVD (not sure the latest version) is also good I heard. They handle the PAP and encryption entirely different from all the other players. I have been told it is a wonder why the studios do not force them out of business, since they do not follow the rules. Anyway, WinDVD will usually play movies when other players will not, because of how it works. I think their interface reeks, so I do not use them.

I also have a lifetime subscription to Slysoft's AnyDVD HD. I rip my BluRays to ISO and store them on my hard drive. I remove the encryption / protection when I rip them. I then use the free CloneDVD (also by Slysoft) to launch the ISO as it was a real disc...Windows does not know the difference, so it launches TMT5 to play the ISO.

Makes it easier than grabbing the physical disc. I use MediaBrowser as my movie organizer. So far, I have 11 TB of hard drive space, not counting the 2 TB drive I use as my C drive (and where WMC records my live TV).

07-02-11, 10:15 PM	#1
ArrowMk84 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,010	Blu-ray player software What's good app for playing Blu-ray discs on a PC? Cyberlink came with my Blu-ray burner, but I've been very unimpressed the past few times I tried their software (granted, that was a few years ago), so I'm looking for other programs. __________________ Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6GHz \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz 9-10-9-27 \| Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB \| Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E \| Intel 510 Series SSD 120 GB \| 2x Raptor 600 GB RAID \| 2TB WD Black \| Lite-On 21x Blu-ray Burner \| Corsair AX1200 Modular PSU \| Silverstone FT02 \| Corsair H60 with Dual Fans \| Dell 3007-HC 30" LCD \| Audioengine 5 & S8 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

07-03-11, 10:56 AM	#2
whiz187 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21	Re: Blu-ray player software I have been using Arc Soft Total Media Theater 5. I like it better that Cyberlink. It is a matter of personal prefs. You get Cyberlink free with Blue Ray Writers, it works but they drive you crazy with update ads.

07-03-11, 10:57 AM	#3
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,994	Re: Blu-ray player software I have Arc Soft Total Media Theater 3 and it plays DVD, HD-DVD & Blu-Ray and works awesome. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

07-03-11, 02:21 PM	#4
ArrowMk84 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,010	Re: Blu-ray player software Tried it. Liked it. Bought it. ArcSoft's even got a 20% off sale going this weekend, too. __________________ Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6GHz \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz 9-10-9-27 \| Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB \| Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E \| Intel 510 Series SSD 120 GB \| 2x Raptor 600 GB RAID \| 2TB WD Black \| Lite-On 21x Blu-ray Burner \| Corsair AX1200 Modular PSU \| Silverstone FT02 \| Corsair H60 with Dual Fans \| Dell 3007-HC 30" LCD \| Audioengine 5 & S8 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

07-03-11, 10:27 PM	#5
CybrSage Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 102	Re: Blu-ray player software I like Arcsoft TMT5. Also, if you miss the holiday related special, you can always go here: http://www.arcsoft.com/public/404page.asp?404URL= and get 20% off at any time. __________________ -------------------------------------- CybrSage

07-10-11, 05:03 PM	#8
CybrSage Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 102	Re: Blu-ray player software WinDVD (not sure the latest version) is also good I heard. They handle the PAP and encryption entirely different from all the other players. I have been told it is a wonder why the studios do not force them out of business, since they do not follow the rules. Anyway, WinDVD will usually play movies when other players will not, because of how it works. I think their interface reeks, so I do not use them. I also have a lifetime subscription to Slysoft's AnyDVD HD. I rip my BluRays to ISO and store them on my hard drive. I remove the encryption / protection when I rip them. I then use the free CloneDVD (also by Slysoft) to launch the ISO as it was a real disc...Windows does not know the difference, so it launches TMT5 to play the ISO. Makes it easier than grabbing the physical disc. I use MediaBrowser as my movie organizer. So far, I have 11 TB of hard drive space, not counting the 2 TB drive I use as my C drive (and where WMC records my live TV). __________________ -------------------------------------- CybrSage