Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs

Yahoo Y-Tech ^ | Fri, May 4, 2012 | Tecca

[USMCWife6869]

The vast majority of blu-rays are available as a combo pack with a DVD copy, Blu-ray copy and a digital copy, all for about $5 more than a standard DVD. I have digital copies of every movie I’ve bought in the last year, and they were all part of the purchase, most for $20 for the combo pack during the week of release from Target or Amazon.

[SkyDancer]

I have a laptop and a notebook that I want to put Xp on. Any ideas on how to remove System 7 and Vista?

[fellowgeek]

This would be a very, very, very stupid decision by Microsoft.

[ShadowAce]

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

So what? Aren’t there at least 2 dozen applications...half of them free...that will play DVD content beautifully?

[expat1000]

GOM is better, but has ads.

http://player.gomlab.com/eng/download/

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I’ve tried VLC but actually prefer GOM. It seems a much nicer interface and it plays everything.

[TChad]

I’ve tried VLC but actually prefer GOM.

Interesting. I'll give it a try.

Thanks.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Heck, I’m still using Win98 on a couple of my computers at work. XP on my main computer at work, Vista at home, Win7 on my laptop. My Office version is 2003. I’m sick of the constant upgrades.

[dfwgator]

VLC Player, Rocks!

[Royal Wulff]

So if you don’t use it you don’t pay for it. Yeah, that sounds really unfair.

[NoCmpromiz]

won’t be anyone left who wants to see it.

Umm... I didn't think there was anyone who wanted to see it now...

[Still Thinking]

Because some software won't work with Windows2000?

Win 2K actually felt more solid to me than the first release of XP. I'm on XP now, completely skipped Vista, and haven't bothered to migrate to Win 7 yet.

[Still Thinking]

LOL! Free VLC rules the market, he knows it, it would cost nothing to show a little class and acknowledge it.

I do use and like VLC, but for a lot of things I like GOM Player better. Check it out.

[Still Thinking]

Microsoft shoots themselves in the foot again.

It's a rule. Every other OS has to suck.

[Still Thinking]

This would be a very, very, very stupid decision by Microsoft.

No doubt. Both WMP users will probably be upset.

[Still Thinking]

GOM is better, but has ads.

Huh? My GOM doesn't have any ads.

[backwoods-engineer]

The upcoming Windows 8 operating system (which you can download and preview now) is dropping the ability to play DVD content

Then I am dropping Windows 8 like a hot rock.

[Still Thinking]

I’ve tried VLC but actually prefer GOM. It seems a much nicer interface and it plays everything.

I have and use both. I like GOM better, but have come across a few files it won't play even after a codec search, and VLC will always play them. VLC does seem to have some bug where when you close it, it leaves an icon in your system tray and won't run again and play a new video till you close the app in the system tray.

[expat1000]

>>Huh? My GOM doesn’t have any ads.

Good. Don’t update it or it will.