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A closer Look at PowerDVD

  

PowerDVD 7.3 — the Ultimate High-Def Movie Experience on the PC

  • Watch high-definition movies on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs
  • Experience virtual surround sound and 8-channel audio expansion
  • Play a broad range of audio and video formats, such as AVCHD
  • Navigate easily with shortcuts, bookmarks and other cool controls
  • Enjoy theater-like quality with advanced audio and video technologies

The No.1 Player for High-Definition Movies

  • Watch new high-def movies on HD DVDs or Blu-ray Discs
  • Experience exceptional audio quality with 7.1 home theater audio, and high-definition Dolby Digital Plus and DTS
  • Enjoy extreme image performance with optimization for the latest graphics cards
  • Access interactive movie content with support for BD-J and iHD
  • Play movies with advanced controls and smart DVD utilities

 

 

The Ultimate Movie Experience

PowerDVD Ultra delivers the most extreme image performance for a movie player to date with complete support of the latest disc formats and optimization for high-definition graphics cards.

 

  • HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs - New movie features and improved image detail
  • Outstanding 1920 x 1080 image resolution - Support for HD monitors ensures unrivalled high-definition widescreen video quality
  • Hardware acceleration - Optimization for high-definition graphics processors from Intel, NVIDIA and ATI ensure ultra-smooth playback on the PC
  • Hours of movie entertainment - Delivered by commercial discs carrying more content than standard DVDs

Supported Video Formats:

  • MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) - high-definition
  • WMV-HD - high-definition
  • DVD+VR
  • DVD-Video
  • MPEG-2 HD - high-definition
  • DVD-VR
  • DivX Pro
  • Mini-DVD

High-Definition Audio Technologies

Experience the best DTS and Dolby surround sound that home theater audio can deliver, with support for key Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD audio technologies. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS provide the sound quality to match the stunning visuals of high-definition videos. With PowerDVD Ultra, you get the advantages and benefits of them all!

Supported Audio Formats

  • DTS-ES Discrete
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS Neo: 6
  • DTS 5.1
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby TrueHD (5.1)
  • Dolby Digital (5.1)
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
  • Dolby Headphone
  • MLP Lossless
  • LPCM audio support
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • AAC decoding
  • DVD-Audio

 

In summary we would say; this software from CyberLink is designed to enhance your movie-watching experience, be it on a desktop or notebook computer. It works with HD-DVD, Blu-ray, and DVD.  With the cost of PowerDVD Ultra being $99.95 USD, the overall cost of the entire suite being $129.95 USD makes this a solid investment.

Let’s move along and take a closer look at PowerDirector 6.5 HE next.

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