Video/TV Playback

PowerDVD 9

The No.1 Movie Experience on the PC

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Compatible with Windows® 7, PowerDVD 9 playback software offers the best HD, Blu-ray and DVD software playback around! Use TrueTheater™ to increase DVD quality for viewing on an HD display. This playback software also allows you to navigate easily with FancyView, flipping through your movie titles and previewing content. There are also plenty of other useful interactive features for die-hard movie fans and the casual viewer alike. PowerDVD 9 playback software is truly the way HD, Blu-ray and DVD was meant to be viewed! Download a trial version or purchase this HD, Blu-ray and DVD software at CyberLink.com.

System Requirements

The system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD vary depending on the operating system installed on your machine (Windows 7, Vista or XP). Please consult the system requirements below that match your version of Windows.

CyberLink PowerDVD optimizes performance by selecting the appropriate video de-interlacing algorithm for the available processing power. CyberLink PowerDVD maintains its support for processors below 1.6 GHz by ensuring that TrueTheater Lighting technology will be turned off by default. CyberLink PowerDVD's advanced audio and video technologies function better when used with processors above 2.4 GHz.

WINDOWS XP WITH SERVICE PACK 3

For Playing Blu-ray Discs

CPU Minimum Requirements

Intel

  • Pentium 4 541 (3.2 GHz)
  • Pentium D 840 (3.2 GHz)
  • Pentium D 930 (3.0 GHz), 935 (3.2GHz) or 940 (3.2 GHz)
  • Core Duo T2400 (1.83 GHz)
  • Pentium M 755 (2.0 GHz)
  • Core 2 Duo E4300 (1.8 GHz) or T5600 (1.83 GHz)

Recommended:

  • Pentium EE 840 (3.2 GHz) or 955 (3.4 GHz) or 965 (3.73 GHz),
  • Pentium D 945 (3.4 GHz), 950 (3.4 GHz) or 960 (3.6 GHz),
  • Core Duo T2500 (2 GHz), T2600 (2.16 GHz) or T2700 (2.33 GHz)
  • Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.8 GHz), E6400 (2.13 GHz), E6600 (2.4 GHz), E6700 (2.66 GHz) or X6800 (2.93 GHz), T7200 (2.00 GHz), T7400 (2.16 GHz), T7600 (2.33GHz) Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz), Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (2.66 GHz), or X6800 (2.93 GHz)

AMD

  • Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2 GHz) or 4000+ (2 GHz),
  • Turion 64 X2 TL-50 (1.6 GHz), TL-52 (1.6 GHz) or TL-56 (1.8 GHz)

Recommended:

  • Athlon 64-FX, FX-60 (2.6 GHz) or FX-62 (2.8 GHz), Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2 GHz), 4400+ (2.2 GHz), 4600+ (2.4 GHz), 4800+ (2.4 GHz) or 5000+ (2.6 GHz), Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (2.0 GHz)

System Memory (RAM)

  • 512 MB or above
  • 1 GB is recommended

Screen Resolution & Ratio

  • 1920 x 1080
  • 16:9 widescreen recommended

Sound Card

  • PCI sound card or on-board audio.
  

Graphics Cards (GPU)

Intel

  • 965, G33, G35, G45 graphics software decoder--Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) processor or AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 (2.8 GHz) processor or above is recommended.
  • Recommended driver version: 15.8 or later
  • Video RAM: 256 MB or above

Note: Using an Intel graphics card for Blu-ray Disc playback is only supported under Windows Vista.

NVIDIA

  • Minimum: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2.
  • Recommended: GeForce 8400 series, GeForce 8500 series, GeForce 8600 series, GeForce 8800 series, GeForce 9400 series, GeForce 9600 series, GeForce 9800 series, GeForce GTX280 series
  • Recommended driver version: 174.53 or later
  • Video RAM: 256MB or above.

ATI

  • Minimum: ATI Radeon X1600 series, X1800 series, X1900 series
  • Recommended: ATI Radeon HD 2400, 2600, 2900 series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400, 3600, 3800 series, ATI HD Series, ATI HD 4800 Series
  • Recommended driver version: 8.44 or later
  • Video RAM: 256 MB or above.

Hard Disc Space

  • 150 MB

Optical Drive

  • Blu-ray Disc drive for playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs
  • Super Multi Blue combo disc drive
  • BD-ROM/BD-RE

Internet Connection

  • Internet connection required for product activation and some upload/download features.
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WINDOWS XP WITH SERVICE PACK 3

For Playing DVDs

Screen Resolution

  • 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024

Screen Ratio

  • 4:3 or 16:9 widescreen

CPU

  • Intel: Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz), Pentium 4 (3.0 GHz) or above recommended
  • AMD: Sempron 2600+ (1.6 GHz), Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8 GHz) or above recommended

Sound Card

  • PCI sound card or on-board audio
  

Memory

  • 512 MB or above

Graphics Cards

  • AGP or PCI Express graphic accelerator with support for DirectX 9.0

Optical Drive

  • DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM drive for playing VCDs and DVDs.

Internet Connection

  • Internet connection required for product activation and some upload/download features.
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