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PowerDVD 4 (XP)

  • 01-12-2001 10:37pm
    #1
    Supercell
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    I've never ever in all my years using computers been so staggered and impressed by a peice of software...but today i was...really.

    Been using various DVD software players, be it windvd, ravisent/cinemaster etc for the last three years or so, and the better ones were all pretty good, nothing really stood out...but

    Today i downloaded PowerDVD4 and was literally blown away.

    I listen to music videos and watch DVDs literally all the time on a set of quality headphones (SennheiserHD565 Ovation) because i like to listen without bothering others.

    Well...listening today. for the first 10 mins or so i kept removing them as i was completly positive my surround speakers MUST be blaring out..truely amazing..

    Honestly, this is a staggering peice of software..if only from the audiophile point on view..there are a million other enhancements but this just litterally left me breathless..and that..isnt likely to happen again sometime soon..amazing..buy it!!

    Anyhow more info in this
    =============================
    WHAT'S NEW IN POWERDVD XP 4.0
    =============================

    For more details and further explanations of each function, refer to the online
    help or user's guide.
    Audio

    * Certified multi-channel DTS digital surround decoder to play DTS DVD-titles and
    DTS Audio CDs. (*)

    * Dolby Pro Logic II decoder that processes stereo sources such as MP3, Audio CD,
    Video CD, Super Video CD and LPCM/MPEG Audio DVD into surround sound in a
    multi-speaker environment. (*)

    * SRS TruSurroundXT(tm), an audio package containing TruSurround, Focus and TruBass,
    provides enhanced virtual surround sound and virtual bass experience through
    2 speakers. (*)

    * Allows interactive virtual speakers positioning by utilizing A3D and Microsoft
    DirectSound3D technologies.

    * Supports Dolby Digital Dynamic Range Control for Quiet, Normal or Noisy environments.
    Also useful for boosting the audible volume on a notebook or laptop.

    * Option to mix Low Frequency Effect for headphones, 2- and 4-speaker systems.

    * Supports 8-channel sound cards like Guillemot GameTheater XP to play DVD titles with
    Dolby Digital Surround EX tracks and provides 8 discrete audio channels output. (*)

    * Supports DTS/Dolby Digital multi-channel or SPDIF output under Windows XP and
    Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2 installed) in Microsoft WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE
    interface. (*)

    Note(*): Full multi-channel DTS/Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II decoder,
    Dolby Headphone and SRS TruSurroundXT features are all optional and may not
    be available in your PowerDVD XP version.
    Video

    * Full range video adjustments including newly added contrast and saturation controls
    along with original brightness, yellow/blue and red/green controls.

    * Four default video profiles : Original, Vivid, Bright, and Theater.

    * The ability to create, define and save video profiles of your own!

    * New Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration WHQL certified. Supports DVD video playback
    by utilizing hardware MPEG video decoding circuits in ATI, Intel, NVidia, PowerVR
    and SiS display chips/integration chipsets under Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME
    and Windows 98.

    * Supports full range of dual view display cards such as ATI Radeon 8500/7500, Radeon VE,
    NVidia GeForce2 MX/MX200/MX400 and Matrox series.

    * Enhanced screen capture by utilizing CyberLink's proprietary interpolation technology.
    Option of capturing as original DVD video frame size (video source) or current video
    window size is available.

    * Enhanced video de-interlacer and UV up-sampler.

    * Widescreen monitors are supported with correct aspect ratio display of 16:9 movies
    and letterboxed 4:3 movies.
    Playback Formats

    * Supports playback of all DVD formats: DVD Video, DVD Video Recording (on DVD-RAM
    or DVD-RW), cDVD (DVD on CD-R/RW), cdDVD, and miniDVD.

    * Supports playback of Super Video CD and Video CD 2.0 discs.

    * DVD files can be played and previewed directly from any folder in your HDD.

    * Compatible with new DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW or DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive with
    1394, ATAPI, SCSI or Card Bus interface.
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