Installed 64-bit W7 with its UE DVD, but can't use a HPE key or downgrade UE to HPE?

Hi! However, I noticed 64-bit W7 DVD's installer was only for UE (Ultimate Edition) and didn't ask me to pick what edition to install like in Vista. I wante to install HPE (Home Premium Edition). I also didn't enter a key since I haven't bought a ...

Message posted on the June 4th, 2011 - 6:29 PM ET

Free AVS DVD Player test

Even though most commercially sold PC’s are equipped with a DVD player, not all of them have the adequate software. Even if they do, usually they will come with either Power DVD or WinDVD, which often only have “limited” functionality and will ...

Review published on the October 1st, 2007 - 4:45 AM ET

Test: Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player

The cheapest HD-DVD player on the market is finally here and our first impressions are good. The image quality offered by this new technology is impressive and won’t leave you indifferent. The only thing to see now is whether it is worth buying, ...

Review published on the December 28th, 2006 - 6:00 PM ET

DVDFab 9.0.4.0 for Windows Supports No Menu Mode for DVD Creator

DVDFab 9.0.4.0 for Windows was released on May 15, 2013, supporting no menu mode for DVD Creator, releasing some memory occupied by profiles, supporting new Java protections, and more. A lot of useful and important ...

Press published on the May 16th, 2013 - 6:43 AM ET

Comparison of DVD players: Samsung vs Panasonic

The comparison that we will be performing today is between two digital DVD recorders which both come equipped with a 160 GB hard drive and a DVD drive for recording. It goes without saying that the Panasonic DMR-EX77EC1S and Samsung DVD-HR753 are ...

Review published on the January 17th, 2008 - 6:44 PM ET

Presentation of the HD DVD technology

After our presentation of the Blu-Ray technology, here is the second challenger to succeed the DVD, HD DVD. This tutorial will present the characteristics of this technology as well as the common points with Blu-Ray.

Review published on the May 9th, 2006 - 6:00 PM ET

UltraViolet: global DRM to replace DVD

The entertainment industry has confirmed their intention to this year launch a new format to take over from DVD. UltraViolet should make the transfer of digital rights between devices easier.

News published on the January 10th, 2011 - 10:25 AM ET

Fizziology Uses Social Media to Predict DVD and Blu-Ray Sales, Provide Advertising Guidance with New Home Entertainment Tracker

Popular platform used by movie studios to predict box office trends based on social media buzz expands its offerings.

Press published on the June 14th, 2011 - 9:00 AM ET

Bugreport: "Netinstall DVD"? debian-testing-amd64-DVD-1.iso 18-Apr-2011

Hi. I am new at sending bug reports to Debian, so please bear with me, and my English too. I have found a possibly "grave" bug in a weekly dvd iso distribution of Debian Wheezy. The problem is that the system can not be installed on my ...

Message posted on the April 19th, 2011 - 7:00 AM ET

[gentoo-user] DVD gives error but works fine

This is mostly for Joerg Schilling since he is the list guru for ALL things DVD but others with nice answers can reply too. ;-) Anyway. I have been making movie DVDs. Yea, I figured it out. It took a while too. Thing is, when I get ready to ...

Message posted on the December 19th, 2011 - 5:50 PM ET

Mac screwed up my external DVD RW - help

I have been a Linux user for about 12-15 years. Recently, I started using Macs. For the past 4 years or so, I have owned a Fantom Drives DVD RW. Linux identifies it as a Dura Micro Inc. (Acomdata). Mac sees it as Dura Micro. It has worked ...

Message posted on the September 12th, 2009 - 9:07 PM ET

"upgrade" re-install with Vista OEM DVD?

I want to re-install Vista Business/SP1on my laptop from its Dell OEM installation DVD, and I'm trying to avoid having to re-install all the drivers and apps. I've read in various forums (fora?) that I should do an "upgrade" installation ...

Message posted on the June 21st, 2009 - 4:27 AM ET

Laptop dvd-drive grinding noise

One of my HP laptops, HP Pavilion dv9650us, went off warranty about two months ago. I was using the machine to help fix another computer's problem when I noticed that its dvd-drive is making loud grinding noises and is slowing down the computer ...

Message posted on the May 21st, 2009 - 9:35 PM ET

Capture raw video data from DVD using setcallback

Hiii I wanted to playback a video using dvd as well as wanted to capture raw video data using setcallback. I am able to play Dvd but still unable to capture raw data . So what should I use to capture raw data(I also tried using pmonikar to get ...

Message posted on the May 25th, 2009 - 8:28 AM ET

its dvd but