Customer Reviews

DVD Player 3.0

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I only tried this program with the VISTA operating so I can't speak for any of the others.
This program gets one star only because there is no provision for negative numbers.
The following problems were verified by Honestech tech support when I called them:

Screen capture files were unavailable to any programs other than the built in viewer. You can't print them or use them in any other way.

You can't single frame backward. If you overshoot the frame you were looking for you must use rewind to go back.

When using rewind there is no video, only a decrementing elapsed-time clock making it very difficult to find a particular frame.

When you do find a frame you want to capture you can't do a capture when paused, only when the dvd is playing.

The user manual references a "snaps" folder where screen captures are placed. The "snaps" folder doesn't exist. Tech support doesn't know where the screen captures are.

The only way to observe screen captures is with small, thumbnail, images.
Why make the capture if you can't use it?

The user manual contains information that, according to tech support, shouldn't be in there.

This program is not recommended for the VISTA operating system.

This software plays DVD's with 5.1 surround sound on my laptop, using my PCMCIA Creative Labs Audigy 2 Notebook audio card. That may sound trivial, but I have yet to get Windows Media Player 11 to do that, after trying every possible combination of settings. Several times. OK, maybe I'm too slow to find the right combination ... I don't care.

The simple interface (menu and context = onscreen right click) makes everyting immediately accessible. Unlike ... well, you know. At least InterVideo WinDVD (another software DVD player that came with my laptop I think) tells me it won't work (licensed only for 2 channel audio, send money for 5.1).

Its not like 5.1 sound just came out. Just buy this and save yourself the aggravation ...

This is cheap, generic dvd player software. While it was easy to install - actually getting to the point where you can use it is MASSIVELY frustrating.

Not only do you need to enter a 25 character product key in at least three times, you've also got to go online and get a registration key. Without the key, the software doesn't work. And - it takes them HOURS to send it.

If I had known it would be this big a PIA to use this - I'd have saved a lot of time and bought shareware online.

Easy to install. User friendly, certainly for the novice. I was able to watch my Netflix movie almost immediately! I didn't need a DVD program with bells & whistles, I only needed an additional place to view DVD's! GREAT value for the money.

Will not load the exec portion of the software. Hence it does not work. Loaded twice and same result. Doesn't work.

This product met all of its promises. Very easy to install on microsoft applications stated. This is a bargain product and Amazon is the place to purchase it.

This product would not work on my computer-did not like Win 2k and tech support was unable to help. Said something in my machine was the problem. The tech support people were very cooperative but I ended up returning the DVD.

This was cheap and does the job it was purchased for. So far so good!
6 months old