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Watching DVD Movies in the Digital Home

The concept of watching DVD movies on the PC is recently gaining momentum with the availability of multimedia PCs and digital home software that encompasses all multimedia functionality like CyberLink PowerCinema or Windows MCE. There are several advantages of watching movies on PCs over hardware players. Read on for more information!

Better Video and Audio Quality Interactive DVD Features
Portability Consumer DVD Players Lack

 Better Video and Audio Quality with Advanced Technology
DVD playback software like CyberLink's PowerDVD is loaded with proprietary video and audio technology not found in hardware DVD players:

  • CLEV (CyberLink Eagle Vision for enhancing video)
  • CLPV (CyberLink Pano Vision for aspect ratios optimization)
  • CLHP (CyberLink Headphone for enhancing notebook audio)
  • CLMEI (CyberLink Multi-Channel Environment Impression for expanding audio)
  • CLVS (CyberLink Virtual Speaker for downmixing multichannel sources)

All technologies enrich the DVD movie experience in every sense—unsurpassed video quality, multi-display ratios option, headphones audio enhancement, audio expansion, and rich virtual surround sound. For instance, PC DVD players like PowerDVD allow you to employ such technologies conveniently and flexibly via the A/V Options Pad. Here you can select CLEV-2 Split that divides your screen in two to check out CLEV-2's enhancement versus the scene in its original format. And not to mention PC 5.1 speaker systems are less expensive than their hardware counterparts!

Interactive DVD Features Enriches DVDs on the PC
Interactual content is making headway for enriching DVDs on the PC and is now available on an increasing range of Hollywood DVDs in the form of in-depth movie information, interactive features including games, as well as online links to even more downloadables. You can experience it all with CyberLink PowerDVD and its InterActual pack that ensures quick access to cool content via PowerDVD.

You can unlock these great InterActual DVD features:

  • Virtual screenings
  • Image galleries
  • Celebrity chat events
  • Comparisons between the final and original movie scripts
  • Games
  • Storyboards synchronized with their movie
  • Screen savers
  • Web links, and more!

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     Portability for Movies-on-the-Go
    With any notebook PC that has a DVD-ROM drive or a big enough hard drive, you can embark on a trip with movies in tow. No more stuffy indoor conditions to ruin a good movie, because portability and the movie experience is a marriage made in Hollywood.

    PC software player, PowerDVD, also offers special packs that prolong movie playback on your notebook called the Mobility Pack. Plus, with exciting features like CyberLink Headphone, you can enjoy exquisite entertainment with virtual surround sound perfect for the outdoors.

     What Consumer DVD Players Lack
    Software DVD players offer cool personalizations of your movie experience not to mention extra navigation controls. Most importantly, don't forget the great support software players have over their hardware counterparts. Whereas hardware players' support are set for life, software players can be upgraded continuously to support the latest formats.

    DVD playback also has additional features such as:

    • changeable user interface skins
    • instant screen capturing to your desktop as wallpaper, on your clipboard or as a new image
    • import/export bookmark functions to remember all your favorite scenes!
    • toolbar navigator
    • simultaneous dual subtitles

    These distinctive functions are not available on standard consumer hardware DVD players and provide an exciting element to your DVD viewing experience.

    If you are new to DVD playback on the PC and are interested to give it a try, why not download the PowerDVD trial version and see for yourself what a great experience it can be. Click here to get the PowerDVD trial version.

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