watching a dvd: What can i do?
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You can download VLC and set it to run from that instead. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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If you want DivX/XVid playback consider the Philips range of DVD players. The model I have has a USB slot up front - great for loading up something from your computer on a flash drive and enjoying it on your TV minutes later. Another interesting thing you can do is get an external hard drive (formatted to FAT32) and plug it in through the USB slot - it will read like normal like a giant flash drive. That's really awesome when you think about it!
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Yes, press Stop button then press Menu button as soon as the DVD loads. I think it's called Direct Play feature.
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Absolutely! Not that I'm encouraging illegal activity, but, if you have a DVD decrypter, you can save a copyrighted DVD to disc (via the decrypter) and import it into VS using the import wizard (just remember to look for the saved/decrypted folder, not a disc in a drive).
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If you want to watch a video from a DVD, you need to insert the disc and go to the option CD/DVD, if you want to see a video from a USB you need to go to the option Ipod/USB, and if you want a video from a console you need to go to options and change Video Input.
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You need to use an external USB DVD player. It is a great computer. Boots almost instantly. Very fast and powerful.
1135809
I had same problem with a movie on a DVD.I changed a setting for the drive , I think in the control panel, and it works great now
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Funny you should ask Peter. I've been trying for over three weeks, to figure out how to get the DVD player to do anything. Obviously I'm not the one they should have guided you to. Sorry.
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I don't believe so I never tried. I just used it to simply watch DVDs. But I'm pretty sure you can't.
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The only DVDs I have loaded on this computer are a couple of video games. No problem there.
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You should not be using a dvd. Turn off your computer, plug int the device and turn it back on. The computer immediately found the device. We have used this in Fedora, Chapieau, elementary and edubuntu and all worked fine. Try that and see if that will work.
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It has no problem in playing DVDs. You can use the software that comes with it or use whatever other compatible software.
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I am having the same problem. It's saying something about playback might not be a feature on the DVD. Is there anything we can do to fix it?
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Depending on your operating system you may need software to read the DVD and decrypt them. Try installing VLC media Player or Media Player Classis HD (MPCHD). Or you will need powerDVD to read.
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Handbrake. Seriously, it's the only thing you'll ever need to convert DVD's - and best of all it's free. You'll have to rip the movie from the DVD first (assuming it's copyrighted).
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any portable media player that supports video can do this. all you need is the right software, such as a dvd ripper, encoder, and codecs, and the right hardware, like a computer that can view dvds.
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To the best that I know, the camera. I havent tried the dvd option. You can call crimestoppers and ask. They are very supportive.