CyberLink Announces Linux HD Video Player

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  • phoronix
    Administrator
    • Jan 2007
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    CyberLink Announces Linux HD Video Player

    Phoronix: CyberLink Announces Linux HD Video Player

    CyberLink's proprietary PowerDVD player has been available on Linux for sometime -- and can even be purchased through the Ubuntu store -- but today they have kicked their Linux support up by a notch or two. They have announced this morning that PowerDVD Linux and PowerCinema are now available for Linux-powered netbooks (such as the ASUS Eee PC 901) and nettops...

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  • Luis
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2007
    • 36

    #2
    This news is quite confusing... It certainly can't mean that by using this software you will be able to watch a HD movie on a netbook, simply because that's impossible (not only it doesn't make sense to watch a 1920x1080 movie on a 1024x600 screen, but an atom 1.6 Ghz processor and an Intel GMA 950 IGP simply don't have the power to do it), but even if it was intended for a powerful desktop with a HD display, you still need driver support to enable any kind of acceleration (and that driver support is not available in Linux yet).

    So does it mean that *if* you have a fast enough processor and a big enough display (on your *desktop*), you will be able to watch a BD movie *without* hardware acceleration by using this software? Hhmm... can't you do that already with good ol' MPlayer? Or did I miss something?

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    • deanjo
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 6501

      #3
      Originally posted by Luis View Post
      This news is quite confusing... It certainly can't mean that by using this software you will be able to watch a HD movie on a netbook, simply because that's impossible (not only it doesn't make sense to watch a 1920x1080 movie on a 1024x600 screen, but an atom 1.6 Ghz processor and an Intel GMA 950 IGP simply don't have the power to do it), but even if it was intended for a powerful desktop with a HD display, you still need driver support to enable any kind of acceleration (and that driver support is not available in Linux yet).

      So does it mean that *if* you have a fast enough processor and a big enough display (on your *desktop*), you will be able to watch a BD movie *without* hardware acceleration by using this software? Hhmm... can't you do that already with good ol' MPlayer? Or did I miss something?
      Yes, your right this "HD for netbooks" doesn't make a whole lot of sense on many levels.

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      • etymxris
        Junior Member
        • Jun 2006
        • 31

        #4
        I'll be excited when their proprietary software can play blu ray discs. The draw of "being legit" isn't nearly as much as the draw of functionality I can't get otherwise.

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        • hubick
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2007
          • 235

          #5
          Originally posted by etymxris View Post
          I'll be excited when their proprietary software can play blu ray discs.
          That's what I was just about to ask about.

          I would love to convert my HTPC to Linux... I just need HD-PVR drivers and Blu-Ray support. Normally I'm not a big fan of proprietary binary crap software, but, big surprise, I'm willing to compromise to at least get rid of Vista (gah).

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          • ethana2
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2007
            • 407

            #6
            Yeah, I didn't see anything about Blu-Ray in that press release; it almost sounds like they're confusing HD with HD-five-years-ago.

            If you say HD, I assume you mean 1920x1080. Is this a legit blu-ray player for linux or is it not?

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            • Thetargos
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 911

              #7
              I'll be excited about this software when they bundle it with any discrete DVD/BD driver you can buy now off the shelf, which comes bundled with their software (for Windows). It's been ages since I last bought an OEM computer, all my systems I've built, and I am not going to go back to OEM just yet. At any rate, there is no way the general public can get a hold of this software other than through a "hardware" purchase (be it a drive, or a computer)

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              • linuxjacques
                Phoronix Member
                • Oct 2008
                • 104

                #8
                I agree - very confusing press release.

                Where exactly is the HD they refer to?

                We already have plenty of DVD players.

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                • rbmorse
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 424

                  #9
                  Yes, but we don't have plenty of DVD players that will legally play css encoded DVDs in the U.S (and Germany? I forget).

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                  • alexth
                    Junior Member
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 3

                    #10
                    that still doesn't turn dvd material in hd material, sounds like another marketing crew with no clue about their company and it's products

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