PowerDVD Ultra 3516 fix and issue

Gianluca_Rigotti

Member Joined: Apr 10, 2007 15:14 Messages: 75 Offline

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Nov 20, 2007 14:41

This new patch seems to works well on my system. The "second monitor" bug is bypassed using the workaround described early.

But the new "feature" that disable the harddisk playback of hd content is really infamous. I think that this is a total wrong way to move for Cyberlink. I read the requests of refund of the users in this and other forums. I don't use rips, I play directly from discs every time. My interest is in see the movie and I don't make any rip in my whole life except with the Spiderman trilogy using with the old PDVD (the only way to see it). The idea that the company remove features from a paid software because it don't trust on my honestly make me sad. It's offensive.
I'll continue to use PowerDVD until a real alternative software will be available. I think that it will be the new DigitalTheatre from ArcSoft. Then I'll ask for a refund to leave PowerDVD.

Corey

Member Joined: Jan 09, 2007 15:50 Messages: 65 Offline

Nov 20, 2007 22:18

Whether your a friend of DRM or hate it....whether you choose HD DVD or Blu Ray....with these descisions made for us on how we choose to watch movies we all loose. I'm happy to pay to play but let me choose from where.

I certainly will no longer support Cyberlink or upgrade to newer versions of the software. Like AACS encryption it's only making it profitable now to the underground software devs that will eventually crack this limitation as well.

David

Newbie Joined: Nov 19, 2007 15:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Nov 26, 2007 00:00

Let me get this straight...
The newest PowerDVD Ultra will not play ripped movies any more?

This thread has been here for a few days now and no Official comment on what gives?

Playback from HDD was one of the things that made PowerDVD pull away from WinDVD.

What a shame...

Daisuke

Contributor Joined: Oct 03, 2006 06:25 Messages: 354 Offline

Nov 26, 2007 03:25

Please see the link.
It's the content protection issue of Blu-ray disc/HDDVD.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/2106.page

David

Newbie Joined: Nov 19, 2007 15:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Nov 26, 2007 10:09

Quote: Please see the link.
It's the content protection issue of Blu-ray disc/HDDVD.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/2106.page

Like I said, this basic PowerDVD function is what set PowerDVD apart from WinDVD.

Since your player no longer supports playback from harddisk, you are going to lose customers - alot!
My WinDVD BD Fro VAIO will playback from the disc... it will also take commands from the remote control... you know, like Play/Pause/FFW/RW/Skip/Menu/etc...

So, inform me, inform all of us - what is the reason we should buy/use PowerDVD?

Gianluca_Rigotti

Member Joined: Apr 10, 2007 15:14 Messages: 75 Offline

Nov 27, 2007 05:28

Quote: So, inform me, inform all of us - what is the reason we should buy/use PowerDVD?

In my opinion the reasons are the fear of piracy, and a strong reaction to Slysoft AnyDVD HD software. With the newest protection technologies failure the only way to contrast the backups is to make impossible to play any HD movie witout a protected disc.

David

Newbie Joined: Nov 19, 2007 15:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Nov 27, 2007 12:18

Quote:

Quote: So, inform me, inform all of us - what is the reason we should buy/use PowerDVD?

In my opinion the reasons are the fear of piracy, and a strong reaction to Slysoft AnyDVD HD software. With the newest protection technologies failure the only way to contrast the backups is to make impossible to play any HD movie witout a protected disc.

Think about this laptop.
*IF* I were to update, I would have to carry several Blu-ray Discs when I travel.
Who is going to cover my Blu-ray Discs if they get damaged? No one!
If the BDs are ripped to the HDD and play from there, my investment(in the BDs *AND* Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra) makes sense.

If people cannot use PowerDVD Ultra as it was originally designed, why would they want to buy a copy/upgrade?

Cyberlink, you are shooting yourself in the foot! Repeatedly!
I can no longer recommend PowerDVD Ultra to any of the people I know/meet with Blu-ray Disc enabled computers.

Adam

Member Joined: Nov 29, 2006 10:38 Messages: 66 Offline

Nov 29, 2007 07:58

What content protection issue? If you play a Blu-ray BDMV structure disc from your hard drive it has no protection and therefore there is no issue. I make my own films using Adobe Encore which make BDMV structure discs, also DVDitPro HD which also does the same and now I am unable to play them back to test them before wasting a disc due to this backwards step. Other people have Sony cameras that record direct as a BDMV folder and they are also now dumped by Cyberlink over this. If it was purely down to content protection then others like Nero would have had to pull there's too.

David

Newbie Joined: Nov 19, 2007 15:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Nov 29, 2007 08:28

Nero?
I'm there dude!

Adam

Member Joined: Nov 29, 2006 10:38 Messages: 66 Offline

Nov 29, 2007 08:45

I've now asked for a refund as this is unacceptable

potnoodles

Newbie Joined: May 25, 2007 11:50 Messages: 2 Offline

Dec 03, 2007 09:31

This is really annoying. I didnt mind paying for PDVD but I do object to this hobbling of my software by supposed upgrade.

Imagine taking your car for a service and they remove your ability to get into fifth gear. - you would sue!! Someone amongst the US customers should begin a 'Class action' against Cyberlink. They took money for providing a service which they subsequently removed.

I have 2 main machines 1 of which is triple boot Vista, Xp and Ubuntu.
Having installed the patch on all windows OS's I then re-installed the older version to regain rip capability on 1 vista OS and XP but kept the upgrade on my other vista OS. (Luckily I still had access to my previous Install/Upgrade)

Like others in the forum I am actively looking at alternatives both free and paid for.

Alternatives I have looked at

XP and vista

Nero 7 premium with BR HDDVD plugin.
This plays rips but performance is not so great (not utilising Nvidia hardware capabilitiesI think)

Ubuntu
Latest SVN of Mplayer
Almost there - plays video .evo files just fine (rips) but I have no sound as yet.

regards