Where can I download a proper DVD player for my PC?

May 8, 2004 11:44 AM

where can i download a proper dvd player for my pc ?

i've reinstalled windows media player and it says i have to pay money to decrypt my dvd , this is stunning news as it never said this in the last version , so please help me screw these guys over and watch a movie.

posted by sgt.serenity to Computers & Internet (9 answers total)

Check out the answers in this old AskMe thread.
posted by zsazsa at 11:54 AM on May 8, 2004

search sourceforge.net for vlc.
posted by twine42 at 12:14 PM on May 8, 2004

Or download Media Player Classic -- a media player clone of 6.4 that's streamlined and supports, well, just about everything. DVD, TV-cards, all the codecs and filters... It's k-rad. Git it.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:28 PM on May 8, 2004

Here is a direct link to to the VLC (VideoLAN Client) mentioned my twine42. It's just slightly clunky as far as the UI goes, but it will play pretty much everything you throw at it, including original DVDs.
posted by mmcg at 1:38 PM on May 8, 2004

Response by poster: well , i downloaded both and find media player classic the best , easy to understand and use without having to update or send my details off to the man , so thanks very much !
posted by sgt.serenity at 7:42 PM on May 8, 2004

Yep, like I said... k-rad. Glad it helped you out.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 8:12 PM on May 8, 2004

Will media player classic work on WinXP? The page doesn't list that operating system among the options, but was wondering if it still might.
posted by jb at 9:50 PM on May 8, 2004

Yes, it works fine in XP. There are two compiled binaries -- one for 98/ME, one for 2k/XP. The entire program is one executable file... about 1.1 megs in size.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:52 AM on May 9, 2004

whatever you do though, don't install the quicktime replacement in media player classic if you use itunes. found that one out the hard way.
posted by bob sarabia at 9:44 AM on May 9, 2004