blu ray drive and powerdvd fail

[veedubfreak]

Ok so i bought the hd/bd combo drive from newegg that includes power dvd. I get a "internal error" when trying to watch watchmen. anyone else have expericence with this drive? I'm not pleased with my jump into blu ray.

 

[Yami]

Is your graphics card HDCP, and is your monitor HDCP? HDCP is a standard for coding/decoding HD signals, Wikipedia explains it better:

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation [1] to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across DisplayPort, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), or Unified Display Interface (UDI) connections, even if such copying would be permitted by fair use laws.

And Sony I believe licenses this technology for Blu-Ray. So you'll need an HDCP-capable monitor and graphics card. Unfortunately it's yet another form of DRM designed to inconvenience the consumer :| Which Sony is evidently keen on.

If you do have the required hardware then I have no idea; have you tried any other BD-R discs to see if the disc or the drive is at fault? Try a DVD too.

 

[Slaymate]

I never could get power dvd to work with my Blu-ray. I ended up fixing it the old fashion way, spending more money

I bought Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray Corel Store - WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray

 

[veedubfreak]

Yes, its an 8500gt and a brand new samsung 67" tv. Sadly its the only bd movie i have right now so i cant test anything else.

 

[patonb]

What about tosing it into nyou main rig?

 

[veedubfreak]

What about tosing it into nyou main rig?

I actually get an error. The drive plays normal dvds just fine. When i try to play watchmen it says "internal error" contact tech support.

 

[KSoD]

Have you tried running KLite or AnyDVD HD? Dont know if they would help but it might be a option.

 

[veedubfreak]

anydvd hd was my next option, but my parents were in town so i didnt have much time to mess with it. I'll look into klite too.

 

[Apokalipse]

Ok so i bought the hd/bd combo drive from newegg that includes power dvd. I get a "internal error" when trying to watch watchmen. anyone else have expericence with this drive? I'm not pleased with my jump into blu ray.

What I usually do is rip the blu-ray disc to my hard drive using AnyDVD, then play the movie (the biggest file in the stream folder) using Media Player Classic: Home Cinema (using DirectX Video Acceleration)

 

[synergy]

What version of PowerDVD are you running?

I have 9 and it plays BD fine, but won't play HD-DVD, so I picked up TotalMedia Theatre and it will play everything great! I also tried Corel WinDVD 9 + BD, but kept getting errors and crashes on Win7.