Recent content by DoctorThe

Here is a link that describes the Macrovision copyright protection scheme. This may relate to playback issues. http://www.macrovision.com/solutions/video/copyprotect/

Let me guess. You are running windows XP. and have TV outputs on your video card. If you are...try an older DVD title(most don't have copy protection). If it plays you will know that some form of copy protection is in the operating system. I have a more than a hunch that Bill Gates and...

I would submit (after having the same problems myself as newgamer) that Windows XP will not play copyrighted DVDs on systems with graphic cards with TV outputs and using software decoding. I would further submit that Macromedia copyright protection is the culprit. Now for the circumstances. I...