Found this link..maybe it will help?? Not sure of your POWERDVD Build/version.

http://www.cyberlink.com/prog/support/cs/product-faq-content.do?id=8083&prodId=1&prodVerId=-1

No, that doesn't help. As it says:

Scenario 2:
The TrueTheater function is not available during Blu-ray Disc playback.

So it's not possible to disable Hardware Acceleration in favor of TrueTheater function because TrueTheater function is not available for Blu-ray playback anyway.

I always have Hardware Acceleration unchecked (for regular DVD playback) but if I try to watch Blu-Ray movie, then Hardware Acceleration becomes enabled automatically. It's very frustrating, and is making me have to abandon PowerDVD which I've used for years -- but now they're forcing settings that Sony insists on to make Blu-ray more playable on slow machines.
But NOT everybody has slow machines -- Cyberlink should have the courage to stand up to Sony and give users a CHOICE to use Hardware Acceleration or not. It's bad enough Hollywood convinced Cyberlink to not support playback for ripped Blu-Ray folders (unlike Arcsoft which does support Blu-Ray folder playback) but does Cyberlink have to be TOTAL cowards?
Otherwise Arcsoft is just going to keep taking away former PowerDVD users.

Hello,

the Hardware acceleration is mandatory for Blu-Ray playback in case the driver can support it.
There are no plans so far to change the current behavior

BR
Michael

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Quote: Hello,

the Hardware acceleration is mandatory for Blu-Ray playback in case the driver can support it.
There are no plans so far to change the current behavior

BR
Michael

The point is it SHOULD NOT BE, whether or not the driver supports it. Hardware acceleration often makes video much worse - I NEVER use it, nor have I needed to use it. It is NOT MANDATORY with Arcsoft TMT 5 (which I now use). It is NOT MANDATORY with Nero MediaHUB, it is NOT MANDATORY with Roxio BD Cineplayer. I can't speak for WinDVD, since I haven't used that unstable mess since Corel took it over.

The point is: picture quality was one of the benefits of using PowerDVD, despite the fact you took away features because of pressure from Hollywood and forced features because of pressure from Sony. To put it simply, you used to be the best, IMO, but you have compromised yourselves because of loss of sales -- and these compromises will only make matters worse because they're costing you customer confidence as well.
With these FORCED settings the Blu-Ray picture quality is inferior to other options, it is grainy and pixelated in everything except bright scenes - that's the bottom line. So if, as you say, there are no plans so far to change the current behavior, then I have no plans to keep PowerDVD on my system or to return to it in the future.

Quote:

Quote: Hello,

the Hardware acceleration is mandatory for Blu-Ray playback in case the driver can support it.
There are no plans so far to change the current behavior

BR
Michael

The point is it SHOULD NOT BE, whether or not the driver supports it. Hardware acceleration often makes video much worse - I NEVER use it, nor have I needed to use it. It is NOT MANDATORY with Arcsoft TMT 5 (which I now use). It is NOT MANDATORY with Nero MediaHUB, it is NOT MANDATORY with Roxio BD Cineplayer. I can't speak for WinDVD, since I haven't used that unstable mess since Corel took it over.

The point is: picture quality was one of the benefits of using PowerDVD, despite the fact you took away features because of pressure from Hollywood and forced features because of pressure from Sony. To put it simply, you used to be the best, IMO, but you have compromised yourselves because of loss of sales -- and these compromises will only make matters worse because they're costing you customer confidence as well.
With these FORCED settings the Blu-Ray picture quality is inferior to other options, it is grainy and pixelated in everything except bright scenes - that's the bottom line. So if, as you say, there are no plans so far to change the current behavior, then I have no plans to keep PowerDVD on my system or to return to it in the future.

Gone through exactly the same issue interesting, I have also now switched to TMT 5 because of this, I was about to post much the same as this thread