A DVD Decoder For Windows Media Player

This plugin component transforms windows media player into a cheap dvd player for the windows PC

Using windows media player as a dvd player is very easy. Install the plugin and use the familiar controls that are in windows media player

A decoder is just another name for the plugin that turns windows media dvd player into a DVD player

A decoder is just another name for the plugin that turns windows media player into a DVD player

The latest version of WMP has a dvd decoder for both Windows XP and Windows Vista so that you can play DVDs in the application

You would think that modern media players are supposed to play DVD by default.

Should I need more software to play my DVD?

My PC requires the proper Codec (MPEG-2) to play DVDs in my laptop using any media player (just not windows media player). A CODEC is a combination of COder-DECoder. When media is written to DVD or CD, using some special algorithms, it will be encoded in to a specific compressed format. This encoding also decides the quality of the media.

At the time you play the disc, this encoded media cannot be played as it is. It should be decoded on your computer before it can be played back on the screen.

There the Codecs come in to picture.

Some players automatically download the codecs from websites to play the media, and some don’t. In my case, windows media player 11 has never been able to download a codec to play a DVD successfully, and this is by design.

Initially I struggled a bit to find out what to install in order to run my DVD movies in Windows Media Player 11. Then I found out about the DVD plugin for windows media player.