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Windows 8 Won't Play DVDs Unless You Pay For the Media Center Pack
"You may already know that Microsoft plans to sell Windows Media Center as a separate, paid pack, but now the company has revealed that Windows 8 will also stop default support for DVD playback. You'll only be able to play DVDs and Blu-rays if you upgrade to the Media Center pack. 'Acquiring either the Windows 8 Media Center Pack or the Windows 8 Pro Pack gives you Media Center, including DVD playback (in Media Center, not in Media Player), broadcast TV recording and playback (DBV-T/S, ISDB-S/T, DMBH, and ATSC), and VOB file playback. Pricing for these Packs, as well as retail versions of Windows 8, will be announced closer to the release date. To give you some indication of Media Center Pack pricing, it will be in line with marginal costs.'"
In a comment, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky elaborates: "(marginal is small, honest, and we just haven't determined the final prices yet based on ongoing work but we are aiming for single digit dollars but we don't control the truly marginal costs). We wanted to include Media Player for everyone without everyone incurring the cost even if they don't even have an optical drive."
vlc?
I have a feeling Windows 8 will be the new Windows ME anyways.
I think you need to jump through some hoops to get vlc to play BluRay...
As long as it plays video files I'm good. I can't remember the last time I played disc media on my computer.
I do agree its stupid, however.
i think they may have introduced a beta for blu ray recently, I believe. I was lucky to get AnyDVD HD for a lifetime license a few years ago.
who really buys dvds?
don't have to buy em to rip em
lol that is beyond stupid.
though, it wont bother me not gonna bother with WIN8..
you Windows; I am not going to upgrade.
Eh
I dont use my laptop's DVD player anyway
LOL ty Windows
Let's pray that this ty development won't push through.
The new site isn't as fun tbh.
can windows 7 users buy the new media center pack?
I actually use media center as my primary TV device, would love to finally get an upgraded/updated version...
...without having to get windows 8
Who watches movies on their computer monitor nowadays anyways?
Why degrade yourself watching an HD movie on a 20 or so inch monitor when you can enjoy it on your sweet 46 inch tv? Doesn't make sense to.
umm lots of people have no tv and use their computer to watch things.
I run XP Professional. The new stuff is crap.
It still is the rave. People still think the monitor to get is a HDTV resolution monitor of 1920 x 1080. Both my monitors are 1920 x 1200.
someone step in to bully here plz
^^ bahaha
Don't talk man; they're still using Windows 8 500 years from now.
Seriously, are all of Microsoft's UI programmers from UTSA?
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