For all of us that are interested in watching DVD or TV on a computer, NVIDIA released a new software called NVIDIA DVD Decoder. It works on computers that run Windows XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition and also Notebooks with Microsoft's
The decoder features Dolby Digital surround sound audio and hardware accelerated video on all Microsoft DirectX compatible hardware processors.
According to NVIDIA, the DVD Decoder the first software decoder that received Microsoft's 'Designed for Media Center Edition" certification.
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When you read the full article over at the NVIDIA homepage you will also see that the decoder supports the DVD playback only with Microsoft Media Center, Media Player 9 and NVIDIA's ForceWare multimedia applications.
It seems that NVIDIA developed this software only for Microsoft and who of you will pay US $19.95 for software that allows only Microsoft products for playback?
Source: NVIDIA
"High quality MPEG-2 decoder supports any third party software application based upon Microsoft DirectShow®"
This does not just mean WMP, but a lot of programs (such as VideoLAN) use DirectShow as well.
I think the marketing people just got it into their heads that a program will be more attractive if you include Microsoft as many times as possible.
hey ... remember that there is just 3% nerds on the net .... the last 97% is STUPID and have never heard of VLC and other good players .... they think that they must buy everything, and where ever you go in the shops they say You'll need this and that't and it's cool if have this to .... SELL SELL , BUY BUY ... Man I hate M$ ... and the worst is that 97% of the people belive in this S**t and buys the stuff ... I love stuff like VLC ... it does everything better the the others fastes seeking I ever seen i a player. But do not think that M$ gives VLC a 'Designed for Media Center Edition" certification.
"Those bloody arse bandits ! It's enough that they charge a huge price for their gfx card they could have offered this FREE as opposed to this ridiculous"
Don't get your nickers in a twist. It's been free for a day or so. If ya know what I mean. 
What is this, a new version of NVDVD? They've been trying to sell that software for years. I don't think anyone actually bought it.
It's not NDVD, it's just a MPEG2 codec with a few whistles on top (such as tv recording), all the interface stuff has to be done by another program.
The (alledged) ho-har about this is that it will use your GeForce graphics chip to do all the donkey work and leave your processor to...erm...update the system clock 
It can't really be free anyway as all MPEG2 related software has to pay royalties for every copy it sells/downloads, so it would be losing money every time someone gets the program from it's site.
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