PowerDVD delivers award-winning playback quality for movies on the PC:
- High-definition movie content - The best video quality out there, with support for video formats like AVCHD, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), and Blu-ray Discs (Only supported by PowerDVD 8 Ultra version).
- Advanced video technologies - See the beauty in each shot of every scene with TrueTheater Technology.
- Home theater audio - Enjoy movies on the PC as if you are right at the cinema, with support for Dolby, DTS, and other home theater technologies.
- Smart DVD utilities - Save battery power on your notebook (See-it-All), move language subtitles (Read-it-Clearly), and auto loop a section of dialog (Say-it-Again), with PowerDVD's award winning DVD controls.
PowerDVD lets you create new stories based on existing movies, or simply express your creativity and opinions in unconventional ways:
- Movie Remix - Put your own touches to a movie by re-ordering scenes, adding subtitles, inserting animated PiPs, and recording a voice-over.
- Watch other people's remixes - Download remixes from MoovieLive and see what other people have created.
- Share your remixes online - Upload your remixes to MoovieLive and let others share in your unique vision.
PowerDVD helps you build a library of movie facts and figures, combining personal notes and disc information. Sync your movie collection to your MoovieLive account.
- Your movie collection - Create a collection of movies, and keep a record of your viewing experience. Gather data and trivia about the DVDs you watch.
- Reviews & ratings - Write reviews about the movies you've seen. Give a quick 5-star rating and compare that with what others like through the global rating.
- Quick movie stats - Quickly check how many PowerDVD users enjoy the same movies as you. PowerDVD lets you see the number of viewers, remixes made, reviews written, and DVD owners.
To play DVDs
Operating System
Windows XP or Windows Vista
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024
Screen Ratio
4:3 or 16:9 widescreen
Processor
Intel: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or above recommended)
AMD: Sempron 2600+ 1.6 GHz (Athlon 64 2800+ 1.8GHz or above recommended)
Memory
XP: 256 MB
Vista: 512 MB
Graphics Card
AGP or PCI Express graphic accelerator supporting DirectX 9.0.
Sound Card
PCI sound card or on-board audio.
Optical Drive
DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM drive for playing VCDs and DVDs.
Internet Connection
Internet connection required for product activation and some upload/download features.
To play Blu-ray Discs
Operating System
Windows XP or Windows Vista
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Screen Ratio
16:9 widescreen recommended
Processor
Intel
Minimum: Pentium 4 541 (3.2 GHz), Pentium D 840 (3.2 GHz), Pentium D 930 (3.0 GHz), 935 3.2GHz or 940 (3.2 GHz), Core Duo T2400 (1.83 GHz), Pentium M 755 (2.0 GHz), Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8 GHz or T5600 1.83 GHz
Recommended: Pentium EE 840 (3.2 GHz) or 955 (3.4 GHz) or 965 3.73 GHz, Pentium D 945 (3.4 GHz), 950 (3.4 GHz) or 960 (3.6 GHz), Core Duo T2500 (2 GHz), T2600 (2.16 GHz) or T2700 (2.33 GHz), Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.8 GHz), E6400 (2.13 GHz), E6600 (2.4 GHz), E6700 (2.66 GHz) or X6800 (2.93 GHz), T7200 (2.00 GHz), T7400 (2.16 GHz), T7600 (2.33GHz) Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz, Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66 GHz, or X6800 2.93 GHz
AMD
Minimum: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2 GHz) or 4000+ (2 GHz), Turion 64 X2 TL-50 (1.6 GHz), TL-52 (1.6 GHz) or TL-56 (1.8 GHz)
Recommended: Athlon 64-FX, FX-60 (2.6 GHz) or FX-62 (2.8 GHz), Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2 GHz), 4400+ (2.2 GHz), 4600+ (2.4 GHz), 4800+ (2.4 GHz) or 5000+ (2.6 GHz), Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (2.0 GHz)
Memory
XP: 512 MB
Vista: 1 GB
Hard Disk Space
150 MB
Graphics Card
Intel:
965G, G33, G35 graphics software decoding (with Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66GHz) processor or AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 (2.8GHz) processor or above recommended)
Recommended driver version: 15.8 or later
Video RAM: 256 MB or above.
nVidia:
GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2, GeForce 8400 series, GeForce 8500 series, GeForce 8600 series, GeForce 8800 series
Recommended driver version: 174.53 or later
Video RAM: 256MB or above.
ATI:
Minimum: ATI Radeon X1600 series, X1800 series, X1900 series
Recommended: ATI Radeon HD 2400, 2600, 2900 series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400, 3600, 3800 Series
Recommended driver version: 8.44 or later
Video RAM: 256 MB or above.
Sound Card
PCI sound card or on-board audio
Optical Drive
Blu-ray Disc drive for playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs
Internet Connection
Internet connection required for product activation and some upload/download features.