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CyberLink PowerDVD Editor's Review

Since the 1990s, CyberLink’s PowerDVD has served as one of the most popular media players, and with each release it has got enriched with useful features. The newest release of the versatile media player comes with a steep price tag but the included features push it ahead of the competitors. The Ultra version is aimed at heavy media users, especially those, who deal with HD media and prefer using mobile devices along with PC. The interface has been spruced up and the media player can cater to most needs of media buffs.

PowerDVD Ultra is multilingual and supported languages include Italian, German, and French along with English. It supports Windows XP with SP3 and later versions. The download size is 162.8 MB and users can avail its features for one month for free in trial mode. To use all features of the app, especially Blu-Ray playback, you will need a really powerful PC with discrete graphics card and multi core CPU. While installation is not time consuming as such, it is rather odd that the app priced close to $100, packs in some superfluous software with the installer. It installs dated C++ 2005 runtime software as well.

The first thing you want in a media player app is an intuitive interface that makes handling all your media collection a breeze. PowerDVD Ultra offers a sleek looking interface that can be customized to an extent to suit user needs. One useful feature of the app is that it can rotate images and videos to suit orientation. It may so happen that you had to leave a movie disc midway for some work. PowerDVD will resume the disc next time from that point when you switch it on.  

In this release, the Playback options are also enhanced. This basically offers users comprehensive controls over media handling and playback. As you press rewind or fast-forward button, the Play Speed navigator appears, allowing finer speed control. With 32x Fast-forward speeds and 16 x rewind speed, finding specific region in large movie disc will not be an issue. The app offers good Social media integration allowing you to watch online videos inside the app directly.

In this version of PowerDVD, Movie Library has also been revamped to an extent. Now the software auto detects type of media and assigns a suitable cover art to the file. Movie search feature is also satisfactory with various available parameters, a boon for those with movies stored in hard disk in various formats. After installation, PowerDVD scans your computer for media files and does not take much time for the task.

A media player that looks sleek but acts as a slouch in performance department cuts no ice! PowerDVD Ultra supports nearly all video and audio formats and so you can be assured of playing almost all files in your media collection. It is capable of playing those video files well that most other apps would not play properly. Even older AVI files play without any hitch. The app supports playback of AVCHD 2.0 video, which makes it ideal for those handycam users.

CyberLink claims that PowerDVD’s TrueTheater technology enhances HD quality files to offer users amazing visual experience. It enhances sharpness and color of media files for playback. However, to get the most out of TrueTheater technology, you will need a reasonably powerful PC. For users with PCs equipped with AMD APP or NvidiaCuda based GPUs, PowerDVD can enhance video decoding performance. However, you need to disable hardware video acceleration to use its TrueTheater enhancements, which uses software rendering.

PowerDVD packs in a stabilization tool, which is applicable for non-commercial video files. If you want to watch the smart phone video footages you recorded at a friend’s wedding on your LED TV, this will work well. To get this feature, you will have to use TrueTheater enhancements.

There are some audio enhancements as well. You can reduce the main app interface to a mini player for music listening, when you work. The app offers support for 7.1 surround sound audio systems. It not only supports 3D Blu Ray disc content but also supports 2D to 3D conversion. PowerDVD can now play lossless APE audio format as well.

The company has taken note of the growing popularity of mobile devices like tablets and Smart phones and that is why PowerDVD Ultra has excellent mobile device compatibility. The apps like PowerDVD Mobile and PowerDVD Remote, aimed at Android and iPhone users are available in commercial and free versions. It will let you use the Smartphone to find and control media playback on the PC using Wi-Fi mode. The PowerDVD Remote app is meant for working in DLNA mode. It can play back almost every media file, including 4K Ultra HD videos.

Positive Points:
 -   Wide range of media format supported.
 -   Customizable and sleek interface.
 -   Enhanced navigation controls.
 -   TrueTheater technology improves visual experience with right hardware.
 -   Mobile apps for remote playback and control.
 -   Amazing 2D to 3D HD content up scaling.
 -   Stabilization for non -commercial videos.

Negative Points:
 -   Price can deter some users.
 -   Certain features require really powerful hardware.
 -   Installer prompts to add bloatware.

Conclusions:
As it is, the latest iteration of Cyber Link’s versatile media player is packed with all the bells and whistles one can ask for. From 4K Ultra HD video playback to HD content up scaling and social media integration, it checks almost all the boxes. True to the company’s claim, TrueTheater technology does enhance video quality and clarity, when a PC has suitable hardware to provide the juice. The mobile apps come across as icing on the cake. However, there are a few caveats. The price may deter some users and it is clearly not meant for users with older PCs. Media and movie buffs with beefy computers cannot go wrong with this app. However, considering there are so many free media players available, one would not like to spend money on such programs; if you are willing to spend some cash, PowerDVD is certainly not a bad option.

Rating: 4/5







CyberLink PowerDVD Publisher's Description

PowerDVD is simply the best video playback software for enjoying HD and Blu-ray movies. PowerDVD allows you to enjoy and remix movies as well as to store and organize your movie information. Get the widest selection of useful video formats including HD formats like AVCHD, AVCREC, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), MPEG-2 HD and WMV-HD. Transfer 8 channels of audio via HDMI 1.3 support. Also included is support for the popular Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio formats. With TrueTheater, you have a set of digital tools at your disposal for upping the quality of DVD video playback for HD viewing, all smoothly and with splendid visual results. Flip through box shots of your movie collection titles while viewing highlights from movies with the Fancy View user interface. PowerDVD has all the features and style that will please even the most demanding movie fan.

Free download from Shareware Connection - PowerDVD is simply the best video playback software for enjoying HD and Blu-ray movies.

Publisher: cyberlink.com | License: Shareware
Version: 13 Ultra | Size: 166912 KB | Platform: WinOther
Released Date: | Rating: 5 | Title: CyberLink PowerDVD

Author Url: http://cyberlink.com
Program Info Url: www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/
Download Url: http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/trials/powerdvd-ultra/download_en_US.html

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