[GRLUG] windoz - NOT LINUX

[Michael Mol]

Seconding VLC.

DVD-ROM drives have a generic interface, and the commands for querying
the CSS keys are the same across them, but one either needs licensed
player software (which will have its own key), or a player which can
crack or brute the key, such as VLC.


To be doubly-clear, though, this is a *DVD* drive, not a *BD* drive?
Blu-Ray playback has a different set of rules.


On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Seeley <matthew at threadlight.com> wrote:
> If it's missing a DVD decoder, then there is an easy fix
>
> If you download VideoLAN and install it, does it play the DVD video
> disc? If it does, then it's a software issue, and you just need to get
> a DVD decoder in windows (or just use VideoLan, which won't require
> one)
>
> -- Matt
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>> A friend had a new DVD unit installed
>> in her Gateway laptop - it's running
>> windoz XP.  The unit played DVD movies
>> before the change.  Now an error message
>> to the effect "needs DVD reader" - or possibly
>> "needs DVD decoder" comes up.
>> I would have thought the DVD unit would
>> have a generic interface.  I don't know what
>> model unit it is.
>> Based on just this much, any suggestions?
>> A driver came to mind, but again, why wouldn't
>> one drive work with all standard drives?
>>    -- Bob
>>
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