Re: Play DVDs on RealPlayer or VLC Players? "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> 12/24/2008 1:43:01 AM Lonestar wrote: [Quoted Text] > As was posted earlier, my Vista Home Premium will not play DVDs in > Media Player like it's supposed to (colored, blocky video). It may > be the CODECS, but I'll play with that later. Meanwhile, can I > download free RealPlayer or VLC and play DVDs, or do these need an > extra set of CODECS to play commercial DVDs? > > I'm at a loss -- my super-duper Vista Home Premium SHOULD play DVDs, > but no... > > Thanks. > > EW ==================== VLC should play the DVDs. VLC Media Player http://www.videolan.org/ -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk

Play DVDs on RealPlayer or VLC Players? "Lonestar" <ewyatt_del_me_[ at ]excite.com> 12/24/2008 2:01:44 AM As was posted earlier, my Vista Home Premium will not play DVDs in Media Player like it's supposed to (colored, blocky video). It may be the CODECS, but I'll play with that later. Meanwhile, can I download free RealPlayer or VLC and play DVDs, or do these need an extra set of CODECS to play commercial DVDs? I'm at a loss -- my super-duper Vista Home Premium SHOULD play DVDs, but no... Thanks. EW

Re: Play DVDs on RealPlayer or VLC Players? "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 12/30/2008 1:44:35 AM The version on Windows Update should be free of crippling driver errors but could potentially have visual problems like you see. The version on the vendor's web site may have better user-level (visual) functionality than that on Windows Update. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Lonestar" <ewyatt_del_me_[ at ]excite.com> wrote in message news:gjbr07$du9$1[ at ]news.datemas.de... [Quoted Text] > > "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> wrote in message > news:ONpz2jWZJHA.3496[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Lonestar wrote: >> > As was posted earlier, my Vista Home Premium will not play DVDs in >> > Media Player like it's supposed to (colored, blocky video). It may >> > be the CODECS, but I'll play with that later. Meanwhile, can I >> > download free RealPlayer or VLC and play DVDs, or do these need an >> > extra set of CODECS to play commercial DVDs? >> > >> > I'm at a loss -- my super-duper Vista Home Premium SHOULD play DVDs, >> > but no... >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > EW >> ==================== >> VLC should play the DVDs. >> >> VLC Media Player >> http://www.videolan.org/ >> > > > John, > > Thanks for the info. Now suppose that my problem is not with WMP or Media > Center, or the Vista Codecs. Is it possible that my video card (nVidia LE > 7300) has driver problems? Note: the card plays EVERYTHING else -- > Internet > streaming video, you name it. Microsoft Update shows my drivers to be up > to > date and I have all MS updates on my Vista SP1 system. Perhaps the ONLY > way > to tell if it's my video card is to try VLC player. If that player also > shows blocky, pixilated colored video, then it must be the my video card > system, since VLC contains it own codecs (I'm mumbling to myself). > > Any more thoughts? This problem has showed up before to other users on > various newsgroups. Solutions vary, but mostly there are no good answers. > > Thanks..... > > EW > >

Re: Play DVDs on RealPlayer or VLC Players? "Lonestar" <ewyatt_del_me_[ at ]excite.com> 12/30/2008 1:55:26 AM "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> wrote in message news:ONpz2jWZJHA.3496[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Lonestar wrote: > > As was posted earlier, my Vista Home Premium will not play DVDs in > > Media Player like it's supposed to (colored, blocky video). It may > > be the CODECS, but I'll play with that later. Meanwhile, can I > > download free RealPlayer or VLC and play DVDs, or do these need an > > extra set of CODECS to play commercial DVDs? > > > > I'm at a loss -- my super-duper Vista Home Premium SHOULD play DVDs, > > but no... > > > > Thanks. > > > > EW > ==================== > VLC should play the DVDs. > > VLC Media Player > http://www.videolan.org/ > John, Thanks for the info. Now suppose that my problem is not with WMP or Media Center, or the Vista Codecs. Is it possible that my video card (nVidia LE 7300) has driver problems? Note: the card plays EVERYTHING else -- Internet streaming video, you name it. Microsoft Update shows my drivers to be up to date and I have all MS updates on my Vista SP1 system. Perhaps the ONLY way to tell if it's my video card is to try VLC player. If that player also shows blocky, pixilated colored video, then it must be the my video card system, since VLC contains it own codecs (I'm mumbling to myself). Any more thoughts? This problem has showed up before to other users on various newsgroups. Solutions vary, but mostly there are no good answers. Thanks..... EW