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Presumably Cyberlink is working on a patch for PowerDVD 7.x Ultra to allow for both BD and HD DVD functionality. This is logical since hybrid combo BD and HD DVD drives will eventually be made available. Hopefully PowerDVD Ultra users will see this fix before these hybrid combo drives hit the market because if not it will be another OEM only PowerDVD 6.5 / 6.6 situation where you cannot get the software unless you buy it with a new drive.
Currently, AFAIK, the only way to achieve BD and HD DVD functionality is to use PowerDVD Ultra with another program such as WinDVD 8 HD Edition with one HD disc format for each application. For what its worth I think WinDVD 8 HD Edition (Japanese) is actually cheaper. There is also a ~$29 upgrade for BD / HD DVD support supposedly coming this quarter for current users of non-HD versions of WinDVD 8. So the total cost could be as low as ~$65 US for a WinDVD HD solution soon.
However, I have heard of a work around by some early adopters and beta testers involving the installation of PowerDVD Ultra twice (first time in the default directory, which is then moved) and some manual file registration within the OS. If I can find the link I can get back to you but I don’t know if Cyberlink support would appreciate such info being posted here.
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