 toadmeister 
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Posted: 8/8/2012 7:56:50 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I'm running windows 7. Thanks |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:26:46 PM
I'm pretty sure I'm using DAplayer.
Works good enough to satisfy me and is free, to boot. |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 10:08:23 PM
Thanks, I'll check that out. I don't mind buying a good software either if anyone can recommend one.
Someone tel me, Why doesn't Windows 7 or iTunes play Blue- Rays? |
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NimmerMehr
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:38:53 AM
Originally Posted By toadmeister:
Someone tel me, Why doesn't Windows 7 or iTunes play Blue- Rays? Blu-ray's algorithms are patented by some group other than Microsoft. If Microsoft wrote their own decoder and put in windows 7, they'd get sue for patent royalties by the Blu-ray group. Microsoft does not want to pay Blu-ray group a royalty fee for every copy of windows to have a Blu-raycodec, whether it would be used or not. Thus, no built in Blu-ray decoder for Windows. Wait 20 years for Blu-ray patents to expire, at that time Windows 20 will have free built in blu-ray playing.... no it won't because we won't be using blu-ray disc bin 20 years.. it will be a new format, which will be covered by fresh patents. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 5:42:07 PM
Originally Posted By NimmerMehr:
Originally Posted By toadmeister:
Someone tel me, Why doesn't Windows 7 or iTunes play Blue- Rays? Blu-ray's algorithms are patented by some group other than Microsoft. If Microsoft wrote their own decoder and put in windows 7, they'd get sue for patent royalties by the Blu-ray group. Microsoft does not want to pay Blu-ray group a royalty fee for every copy of windows to have a Blu-raycodec, whether it would be used or not. Thus, no built in Blu-ray decoder for Windows. Wait 20 years for Blu-ray patents to expire, at that time Windows 20 will have free built in blu-ray playing.... no it won't because we won't be using blu-ray disc bin 20 years.. it will be a new format, which will be covered by fresh patents. Yup, makes sense. I'm waiting and wanting for everything to go digital- it's almost there. I want want MP3s did for CDs to happen to DVD and Blue-Ray. I'm just sick and tired of disks laying all over the place. |
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