Hey some good news....
In response to your concern, we want to inform you that PowerDVD Ultra software has been found to have some playback issues with some specific HD DVD Titles.
The Digital Video Essentials disc is also one of these specific discs.
We had escalated this issue to our R & D Department and they are expected to release a patch within 2 weeks to resolve this issue.
Therefore, we suggest you to keep visiting our website for any further updates on the availability of this specific patch.