DVD Decoder

[macca81]

hey guys.
im not the most computer savvy guy around, so this may be a totaly stupid question.

im trying to play DVDs on my laptop, only to be told by various programs that i dont have the required DVD decoder. i know i can get a microsoft one for windows media player, but i dont want to have to buy it. is tehre any free downloads avail that will allow me to watch my dvds? even better, are there any good players that come with the decoder required?

cheers all
Macca

 

[ReverseFluxx]

Check out Combined Community Codec Pack. I've used it to play all my DVD's and it includes a couple nice players.

 

[TheEnd187]

If you want i can give you nero,or powerdvd ultra; just send a pm if youre interested

 

[saltynay]

vlc is your one stop player for all media from video's to music

 

[EricB]

use nvidia pure video decoder if you have an nvidia video card and avivo if you have an ati card. they use hardware instead of software so you will always get a better picture

 

[wishbone]

AVS DVD Player is also a choice.