Corel WinDVD Pro 11

[RavenPrime]

Upgraded my system to Win 8 and tried to run Corel WinDVD Pro 11. While the program would start, it would not play any movies, it just froze up with the HD light flashing like crazy.

I posted a ticket to Corel and they said I was SOL, WinDVD Pro 11 does not work with Windows 8 and they don't care, they might update it later if they feel like it.

So now I can no longer play Blu-ray movies. I also added WMC so I can watch TV and DVDs but it does not support Blu-ray. Short of dishing out another 50 bucks, anyone have an idea on how I can get Blu-ray movies to work here? I figure WinDVD installed some codecs, is there a way to get WMC to recognize them and use them? Just a thought, thanks.

 

[UnPocoLoco73]

I have WinDVD Pro 11 also and ran into the same problem. I know this isn't the answer you were looking for exactly, but if their attitude was that, I doubt they are too worried about fixing the problem. One player I found that does work in Windows 8 is Mac Bluray Player... yes it says Mac, but is windows and Mac. Also comes with lifetime updates--it's on sale for $39.95.

Good luck.

 

[sMedio]

Hello RavenPrime,

If you are looking for Windows 8 support for DVD and Blu-ray, maybe you could try our new version of sMedio WinDVD Pro 11 for Windows 8 (version 11.5.0.43).

Wondering who we are, ...?
We are in fact the authorized licensee of Corel WinDVD. See the Press news here, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corel-and-smedio-reach-definitive-agreement-for-licensing-and-distribution-of-windvd-174612951.html

The new version of WinDVD added the support for Windows 8 and also substantially improved the graphics support from Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD.

We are currently running a special promotion for WinDVD Pro 11 for $49.99, give it a try and let us know what you think.

More Product Information:
http://www.smedioinc.com/products/windvd/

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Reviewer's Guide
http://smedioinc.com/docs/sMedio-windvd-Reviewers-Guide.pdf

If you are looking for DVD playback only, we also offer WinDVD Standard version for $39.99
http://smedioinc.com/products/windvd-std/


Sincerely Yours,
Ted S.
sMedio Software Team

**sMedio WinDVD is developed and sold under authorized license of Corel Corp.