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PowerDVD is a media player software for Microsoft Windows created by CyberLink, for DVD movie discs, Blu-ray movie discs, and digital video files, photos and music.. PowerDVD is offered in various versions, which vary greatly in terms of functionality, and can be expanded to include additional functions such as playback of licensed audio formats or power-saving functions for use on notebooks ...
QuickPlay was a technology pioneered by Hewlett-Packard in 2004 that allows users to directly play multimedia without booting the computer into a main operating system.A media component of HP Pavilion Entertainment laptops, QuickPlay was a feature found in the dv1000 series and above, including the HDX series of notebooks.
Windows Media Center Extenders (officially "Extender for Windows Media Center" and code named "Bobsled" [1]) are devices that are configured to connect over a computer network to a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium/Ultimate, Windows 7 Home Premium, or Windows 8 with a Pro pack to stream the computer's media center functions to the Extender ...
HP MediaSmart Connect is a digital media player that streams or syncs media from other personal computers in an area with Wi-Fi connectivity to be played and accessed on a television screen. It utilizes Windows Media Center Extender for the television user interface of the MediaSmart Connect box.
DVD Player is an app developed by Microsoft for playing DVD-Video on Microsoft Windows. Originally introduced in Windows 98 , DVD Player was included in Windows Me and Windows 2000 but was removed starting with Windows XP , where DVD playback capabilities were integrated into Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center .
Analog TV tuner cards can capture video from analog broadcast TV and output from cable/satellite set top boxes. This analog video then needs to be encoded in digital format to be stored on the media server. This encoding can be done with software running on the Media server computer or by hardware on the TV tuner card.
DVDFab Media Player by Fengtao Software Inc. is a media player software for Windows, based on the XBMC source code. [20] DVDFab Media Player can play encrypted and DRM-protected Blu-ray Discs for 60-days for free before it has to be licensed to enable that feature again. It can however playback unencrypted and Blu-ray ISO-images, folders, and ...
The Hauppauge MediaMVP is a network media player. It consists of a hardware unit with remote control, along with software for a Windows PC. Out of the box, it is capable of playing video and audio, displaying pictures, and "tuning in" to Internet radio stations. Alternative software is also available to extend its capabilities.