OK, I will not discuss my feelings on the above issue, as I simply decided to pay for the retail version of PowerDVD Ultra 8.
After upgrading to PowerDVD 8 Ultra, I found that it would not play Blu Rays. Strange, because my old copy of PDVD DX from dell did play them.
BD Advisor advised me that my ATI driver was out of date and there was a URL to the driver on the ATI site.
After selecting the version for Vista 32 bit ATI Radeon 3800 series, it took me to the screen to download and install. The install failed. I tried to reinstall several times with reboots inbetween. I recieved the same failure.
BD Advisor says everything in basic playback is green now. Not sure why. Some Blu rays play now. Other Blu Rays cause the screen to change resolution, go black and than get a blue screen with a Vista forces shutdown error screen.
Help! What do I do?
Samsung LN52A650 1080P LCD
XPS 420 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz
4GB
ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB
Blu-ray Disc Burner
W7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Power DVD 9 Ultra Retail
2 ATI CableCARD OCUR Tuners / Cablevision
HDHomerun ATSC