Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Standard [Old Version]

by Cyberlink

Product Features

• Upscale DVD movies with TrueTheater HD. Optimized for NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream Technology.
• Remove ?visual noise? from grainy videos with TrueTheater Noise Reduction, providing a clearer artifact-free picture.
• Fix the shakiness during video playback that often occurs with hand-held shots with TrueTheater Stabilizer.
• Play mkv, wtv, flv, rm, rmvb, 3gp, 3g2, and video file formats, in addition to the broad formats supported in version 9.
• Create reviews by bookmarking favorite movie scenes, adding comments and share them in real-time on Twitter and Facebook.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003CP04II
• Item model number: DVD-EA00-PRS0-00
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 24, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,273 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #70 in Software > Video & Music > DVD Viewing & Authoring

Product Description

CyberLink PowerDVD 10 Standard upgrades your media experience to HD. Play DVDs, video files and music all from within one application. PowerDVD’s TrueTheater Technology upscales DVD movies and SD videos to HD quality. Get the most out of your audio when listening to music or watching movies with TrueTheater Surround. Create reviews by bookmarking favorite movie scenes and write short comments on movies during playback.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For Blu-Ray total scam, October 24, 2010

By 

Ian A. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Standard [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

For Blu Ray users PowerDVD 10 Standard and Deluxe are a total scam. Why? Because only PowerDVD 10 Ultra decodes VC1 files, which comprise a very large chunk of the Blu Ray discs out there. Standard and Deluxe do not.

I discovered that after paying the full price for this to "upgrade" from PowerDVD 7 I couldn't play almost any of my Blu Ray titles as they were VC1 and an "Unsupported Format". When I figured out that only Power DVD Ultra would play VC1 I decided to look into upgrading. It turns out the "upgrade" is nearly $70, close to price of buying it new.

If you must buy a product from such a sleezy company as Cyberlink get the Ultra version and save yourself from essentially have to buy it twice to watch your movies.

And yeah, the interface is really annoying.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great software - horribly intrusive, October 12, 2010

By 

E. Stapleton "Computer Junkie" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Standard [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

If you're a video editing buff, you'll enjoy this software. If, however, you value your privacy and figure you might -- someday -- want the option of de-installing this software without paying a heavy price for it, I recommend you find something less intrusive. De-installing any of CyberLink's software will leave with hundreds if not thousands of Registry entries which are nigh impossible to delete, as well as applications still running surreptitiously in the background which are difficult to stop and remove. It can be done, but it may take you many hours and you may be left with a hobbled Registry if you're not just real good at what you're doing and very careful to boot. Software companies should be held accountable for these kinds of horrible practices. Personally I would give this a three thumbs down except for the software's usefulness.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ALmost a perfect file player., May 30, 2010

By 

Collin Klopfenstein (Sequim, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Standard [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

If you store your DVDs on your hard drive as I do, you need this player. It plays VOB files right off your HD and plays them back with up-scaling so they look as good as if you played them off an up-scaling DVD or Blu-Ray player.

This product looses one star for not allowing you to use 'cinema mode' for files. (Its a mode that hides all the controls. As it is, while playing files the control bars MUST be on screen... WHY?)