Does windows media centre play blurays?

jonboy99

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Does windows 8 media centre play blurays?

Hi all,
Somewhat stupidly rushed out and bought 8 home edition for my media pc without researching it, and found it doesn't have home media centre and need win 8 pro to install it. Playing DVDs is not a problem as I can just use VLC, but VLC won't play many blurays. Google isn't clear on whether bluray playback is included with WMC in 8, even on MS's website.
Anyone with WMC installed can tell me the answer?
To upgrade to win 8 pro is $79 so might just be worth it if bluray player works and is decent, but if it isn't then will just buy a standalone software player.

Very annoyed with myself for not doing proper research as would only have been an extra 30 bucks to get win 8 pro version in the first place, and then i'd have group policy editor included too, the lack of which is proving another annoyance. Last time I don't go pro!

Thanks
Jon
 

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    Win 8 home
no it doesn't support blurays, if anyone else is interested. makes it much less worthwhile buying pro just to get wmc.
 

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    Win 8 home
you won't have to go out and buy windows 8 pro. they're releasing an upgrade pack so that people can go from regular windows 8 to windows 8 pro. and when you go to windows 8 pro, you get access to WMC.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
For bluray you've always had to purchase 3rd party software. You have to pay licensing for bluray codecs.
 

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    Win8.1 Pro 64bit
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    Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
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    Sennheiser 558 Headphones
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    Netgear WNDR4500
Speaking of Bluray has anyone here able to use WinDVD 11 Pro? Mine installed fine but launching it and then trying to play a disc it just hangs and doesn't do anything. I've installed the latest patch from Corel. I also read some thread saying they'll have an update for Win8, but the preview has been around a long time, they couldn't fix this before the Win8 launch?
 

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    Win8.1 Pro 64bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
    Memory
    G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GbXL ; 4Gx2
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    EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked
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    Creative Sound Blaster Z
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    1920x1080
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    Intel 730 Series SSD 240GBx2 RAID0 Win8.1Pro 6GB/s Sata III
    Intel 320 Series SSD 600GBx2 RAID0 Games 3GB/s Sata II
    Kingston Hyper X 240GB SSD Itunes Drive 6GB/s Sata III
    Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB - Docked via Esata
    PSU
    Cooler Master GX 750W
    Case
    Corsair Vengence C70
    Cooling
    120mm, 140mm.
    Keyboard
    Corsair Vengence K70
    Mouse
    Logitech G500 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Generally 50/Mbps+
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome, IE
    Other Info
    Samsung Bluray Optical Drive
    WD 1tb storage backup with Thermatake dock
    Sennheiser 558 Headphones
    Swan M50W 2.1 speakers
    Netgear WNDR4500
you won't have to go out and buy windows 8 pro. they're releasing an upgrade pack so that people can go from regular windows 8 to windows 8 pro. and when you go to windows 8 pro, you get access to WMC.

But that pack will set you back $70 and it upgrades you from Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center.

Jim :cool:
 

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Speaking of Bluray has anyone here able to use WinDVD 11 Pro? Mine installed fine but launching it and then trying to play a disc it just hangs and doesn't do anything. I've installed the latest patch from Corel. I also read some thread saying they'll have an update for Win8, but the preview has been around a long time, they couldn't fix this before the Win8 launch?

usually companies do not make driver or software updates until the release version is out. the reasoning is that the operating system is still changing so it's a moving target for the software guys. I had to go through the same pains when Windows 7 came out which broke some of the things I was using. I remember using the preview version of Windows 7 and writing letters to the companies about when Windows 7 support would be updated and they all gave me the same thing. They don't write drivers for beta software.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
im using PowerDVD 12 and it works fine
 

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    Windows 8 Pro x64
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    CovertDeath
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    AMD FX-8350 @ 4.5Ghz
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    AsRock 990FX Extreme 4
    Memory
    G-skill 4Gb @ 1600 DDR3 x 2 (8Gb @ 1600)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 670
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24 LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    WD 500Gb
    64Gb SSD Sata3
    PSU
    TX750W Corsair 80 Silver plus certified
    Case
    AzzA
    Cooling
    Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    15/2.5
Yeah I had powerdvd in the past I got fed up with it's performance issues. Windvd Pro 11 seemed to work better for me, but on win8 it's not working at all.
 

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  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro 64bit
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
    Memory
    G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GbXL ; 4Gx2
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED Black 27" IPS-Panel
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 730 Series SSD 240GBx2 RAID0 Win8.1Pro 6GB/s Sata III
    Intel 320 Series SSD 600GBx2 RAID0 Games 3GB/s Sata II
    Kingston Hyper X 240GB SSD Itunes Drive 6GB/s Sata III
    Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB - Docked via Esata
    PSU
    Cooler Master GX 750W
    Case
    Corsair Vengence C70
    Cooling
    120mm, 140mm.
    Keyboard
    Corsair Vengence K70
    Mouse
    Logitech G500 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Generally 50/Mbps+
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome, IE
    Other Info
    Samsung Bluray Optical Drive
    WD 1tb storage backup with Thermatake dock
    Sennheiser 558 Headphones
    Swan M50W 2.1 speakers
    Netgear WNDR4500
yea i know what you mean with PowerDVD but in win8 i have had ZERO issues so far, just watched some James Bondes yesterday actually and worked beautifully
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CovertDeath
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 @ 4.5Ghz
    Motherboard
    AsRock 990FX Extreme 4
    Memory
    G-skill 4Gb @ 1600 DDR3 x 2 (8Gb @ 1600)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 670
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24 LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    WD 500Gb
    64Gb SSD Sata3
    PSU
    TX750W Corsair 80 Silver plus certified
    Case
    AzzA
    Cooling
    Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    15/2.5
Well I got an answer from Corel support,

"Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting Corel Customer Support.

Kindly be informed that WinDVD is not yet supported in Windows 8. You may install this program on this platform but the stability and functionality are not guaranteed. This incompatibility issue could be the reason why the program hangs and is not working the way it is designed to work. Moreover, there is no information on the release date of an update/service pack that will make this program work on this platform. I advise that you visit our website/support page regularly for updates regarding this matter.

I will now close this case but please feel free to reopen this if you need further assistance or have additional questions regarding the concern/issue cited in this case.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further questions.

Regards,
Mariela
Corel Customer Support Services"
 

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  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
    Memory
    G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GbXL ; 4Gx2
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED Black 27" IPS-Panel
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 730 Series SSD 240GBx2 RAID0 Win8.1Pro 6GB/s Sata III
    Intel 320 Series SSD 600GBx2 RAID0 Games 3GB/s Sata II
    Kingston Hyper X 240GB SSD Itunes Drive 6GB/s Sata III
    Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB - Docked via Esata
    PSU
    Cooler Master GX 750W
    Case
    Corsair Vengence C70
    Cooling
    120mm, 140mm.
    Keyboard
    Corsair Vengence K70
    Mouse
    Logitech G500 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Generally 50/Mbps+
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome, IE
    Other Info
    Samsung Bluray Optical Drive
    WD 1tb storage backup with Thermatake dock
    Sennheiser 558 Headphones
    Swan M50W 2.1 speakers
    Netgear WNDR4500
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