Well, I found out why I can’t play movies on my laptop...MS wants me to pay $14.99 for the DVD/video player app. What a stinking rip off.
Now I’m thinking of hooking up the New Dellhi and using it for movies only, since its performance is on the wonky side anyway. Or maybe I could hook up the Win7 and use it for DVDs. Oh. Wait. I still need a password for that one. Never mind.
So I’m back to where I started. Still no way to watch movies, and in addition to the ones I want from the library, my own collection is still waiting for me to watch the ones I’ve stockpiled since my decision to move, four years ago.
To repeat a dear friend, “Why do things have to be so hard [since I moved]?”
If you have a TV, and a DVD player, and DVDs, then the only other thing you should need is electricity.
That’s why I like TVs that have lots of input connections, so they can even be used as computer monitors. And naturally, a DVD player with multiple outputs should be useful.
Then you only have to figure out cables ...
Have you tried VLC free media player? Been around for long time, well supported and stable. Google to hear why owner/developer rejected huge buyout offer to keep it free.
It is the core program for many very go android video layer apps.
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
problem solved.
Nope. Same thing with the New Dellhi. $14.99.
It's free and better than WinDoze Media Player.
This one's free. https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html