[Electronics-Talk] DVD player for Windows

[Sherry Gomes]

I still buy DVD's because I love to listen to the commentaries of a movie I like. I enjoy the extra features and all that. The two commentaries and making of feature on the apollo 13 DVD for instance are incredible. I'm trying to think how to type out the directions for using VLC. It doesn't work on my computer anymore, so I haven't used it in a year or so. 



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Good morning everyone,

	You don't have that issue when using streaming services like Netflix, Fox Nation, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and many others though the accessibility can vary with some. Largely many of the streaming video services we use can be used with a work-around or two. I don't remember the last time we played a dvd. Our Xbox has a dvd player should it be needed. I was a big fan of Daktari. It was a television show on in the late 1960s. I have yet to find a streaming service with episodes of Daktari but have found all 3 seasons available from Amazon on dvd. If I get desperate enough I'll buy it. It was an awesome show. It was produced by Warner Brothers. I understand that Amazon and Warner Brothers are in negotiation to make their films and television series available via Prime Video. Add audio description and the ability to enable it with Alexa Clarrence the Cross-Eyed Lion will roar again!

Peter Donahue

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] DVD player for Windows

My CD player plays the DVD.  It's getting past the menu and selecting the episode I want to watch that's the problem.
Tracy


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From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jen via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2022 3:24 PM
To: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jen
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] DVD player for Windows

 Is the CD drive on your computer equipped to play DVD? If so, you wouldn't need VLC. The CD drive on my computer plays DVDs.
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 08:53:01 AM EST, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:  
 
 People here recommended VLC Media Player as a way to play DVDs on my Windows PC.  I got it, but I'm having trouble with it.  I was hoping I could put in a DVD of a movie or TV series and watch it on my PC, but it's very difficult to get out of the menu bit that starts most DVDs and pick a show to watch or start a movie.  

I get into the menu of the software and try checking or clicking various things, but I stay stuck in the menu "episode".  Once, after about half an hour of trying things, I got into a movie, but it was dumb luck and I wasn't able to do it again. 

Can anyone advise me on using this program?  I am running Jaws and Windows 10.

My email is carcione at access.net <mailto:carcione at access.net> .

Thanks.

Tracy

 

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