CyberLink PowerDVD 22 Ultra | Award-Winning Blu-ray, DVD, & Media Player Software | Play Virtually Any File Format [Retail Box with Download Card]
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J. Martell
> 24 hourI purchased Cyberlink Power DVD Ultra to replace Windows media player on my new Windows 11 computer. I does everything I needed it to do and I am very satisfied with my purchase.
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knitting ninja
> 24 hourI think Cyberlink should discount their products as being add supported. After all, you get adds in the program all the time trying to sell more software. Another annoyance is the need to create a Cyberlink account to download software updates - which you need to do right out of the box. And any time the product needs updating, you have to wade through tons of adds to find the right link for the download vs an upgrade. If you make it through all of the annoyances, this player does play a variety of video files with an interface that is well thought out and easy to use. And yes, it does play Blu-ray discs. But there are free open ware players out there that play most any file. While they are not as user friendly to use without digging into settings, they are free. There may be some specific uses for this player that, for some select few, justify the price. Or perhaps if you really enjoy watching physical disc movies on your PC, this might be what you want.
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scoobyhut
> 24 hourInstalled and worked perfectly on my PC NAS arcade..... Problem is the machine completely died power surge blow the mother board, GPU and M.2. So I cant use on another machine, purchased another hope this works out better.
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nh
> 24 hourThis is just the same old, same old PowerDVD in a nice shiny box that includes an installation disc and the license key on a slip of paper. You can also download the software directly and use the key. It doesnt seem to have the annoying bug where the ui refuses to hide like some of my previous versions did. Basically, it plays blurays and is one of very few software that does. If you want to play them, you probably need this. There are a whole bunch of extra features that are probably useless to the vast majority of people. The software worked fine with Windows 11 and my hardware.
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LifeIsGood
> 24 hourIf you are looking for a media player that will play music and videos, this one will certainly do it. It can play from a flash drive, local hard drive, or DVD/Blu-ray drive. File types include FLV, mp4, and others, as well as ISO files (with a free driver download). So yes, this is really an all-in-one media player. However, I could not download any of my purchased YouTube movies to watch offline -- despite the claim that you can do so. Also note that you have to (fully) link your YouTube and CyberLink accounts to get this non-working feature to attempt to work. Also note that the 100GB of cloud storage is for 1 year only, then you will have to pay to keep it up. If youre married to CyberLink and have some cash to plunk down on a media player, you could do worse. But if youre just looking for a media player, there are a LOT of other options out there, most of which are cheaper and some of which are free.
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DK
> 24 hourI was hoping this would replace my native Windows Media player, but it did not. The software becomes unresponsive on a light gaming PC (2022 standards - AMD Ryzen 3750, 8GB RAM, Windows 11.) I am very surprised at the lack of testing here. It has a barebones video trimmer as well. The one feature that turns into a salvageable product is the YouTube feature. You can watch YouTube videos without ads, thus making this a free YouTube Premium account somewhat. I am actually surprised that this is allowed, but since it will save me a few bucks a month, that will be the only useful feature for me in this bundle.
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kenar
> 24 hourI find this entire product odious. What they are selling: the world What you are buying: an opportunity to buy the world, maybe. In the end, you are getting an interface for your pre-existing DVD player. That you can have forever. What is also eternal is the opportunity to upgrade it as the barrage of pop ups and emails you get will advise you. The feature -- the cloud storage, the enhanced visuals, the 8K are yours for a trial period. But dont worry, you will be hocked to death with opportunities to purchase them. There is nothing here in the basic kit that you dont already have if you have a DVD player. This will NOT upgrade your existing hardware to 4K (which they suggest on the page -- I was gullible). This will, with the proper buy-in, allegedly up your capabilities to stream 4K (which might be more dependent on what you are streaming to than what you are streaming with, although I dont know). Ill take it on faith. I wont use the free samples, because I totally resent the upsell. I feel exactly about this as I do about time-share sales. For just a little more you can get a little more. In the end, you get a weekend a year in a shared apartment. Not for me. I will probably uninstall and be smarter next time. If it aint on the page -- theres a reason. The page offers no system requirements and when you get the box, you get the list. And the shaft. Ultimately, every time I tried to play from my videos, the computer froze, and once even gave me a blue screen of death. When it relaunched, I used my Windows media player which worked JUST FINE. This is a horrible horrible program which I have now uninstalled. JUST SAY NO.
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Trelaine
> 24 hourI resisted having to buy a program but Im so glad I did. This program does so much more than just watch Blu-ray DVDs. Manage home videos, photos, play regular DVDs, use to play on your television or PC. It was easy to set up and works very well. It may seem pricey but its well worth it, especially the more you use it, the cheaper it becomes per use!
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jdeej777
> 24 hourTheres a lot of features that this software offers. Im mainly focusing on it as a media player, media organizer and YouTube manager/player. This is an excellent media player for Windows and I made this my default player now. This player can play the highest quality available for the media. You can use PowerDVD to organize your video, photo, and music collection. The media is loaded according to the location of the actual folders which is a good thing so that you dont need to manage the file locations separately. This is a very good tool to access and manage YouTube contents. All you need is sign in to YouTube to link your account and PowerDVD and youre set. You can navigate through your videos, playlist, subscriptions etc. You can also download and access YouTube offline. Im only taking a star off for the price but the quality and host of features youre getting, this software can easily justify the price tag.
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TQ
> 24 hourI have mixed feelings about this product, has a lot of features and probably so many that you want to use all of them but in my experience the teachers do work very well for what they do. I do use this as my primary media player and it does seem like it has increased the quality and resolution that I see in my movies and pictures so I’m happy with that. I feel that it could be a little easier as far as understanding the functionality but there are a ton of training videos at your disposal. I am using this on a medium a gaming PC with a 3060 TI video card so I should mention that as well. I do like that it comes with cloud functionality included one year which is pretty nice. overall I feel like this is a great video software that can replace a lot of the features that windows offers if you’re comfortable with the price.