The Best Blu-ray/DVD Playback Software

"You stink, you're lousy, you're only the best player in the league." - Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own (1992)

Spectacular High-Definition Playback on your PC

• TrueTheater™ Technology for maximizing your DVD Playback: Just when you thought DVD movie quality couldn't get any better, PowerDVD 9 DVD Playback Software introduces TrueTheater™ technology that radically enhances your viewing pleasure... more
• Watch Blu-ray movies like never before: Enjoy the best video quality and an enriched movie experience with interactive features and next-gen movie navigation. Display advanced content such as crew commentaries and access online content and games.
• Play more HD video formats like MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), MPEG-2 HD, WMV-HD, and SMPTE VC-1 files with the world's no.1 Blu-ray/DVD playback software, PowerDVD; redefining the high-definition landscape in movie experiences.
• Optimized for hardware acceleration: Support for NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream hardware acceleration lets you leverage the power of your NVIDIA and ATI graphics card to deliver eye-popping high-definition playback.

Blu-ray Disc Interaction

• The new universe of Blu-ray Discs not only delivers the best video quality ever, but innovative ways of interacting with the movie itself.
• Explore your favorite Blu-ray movies: animated menus, web-enabled features like downloading trailers, instant messaging functions, uploading videos, and lots more with BD-Live and Bonus View.

  Note: These images are for illustrative purposes only. Disc menus and online content displayed will vary and depend on the content available in an individual's discs. The aforementioned assets remain the property of Sony Pictures.

High-Definition Home Theater Audio

PowerDVD 9 Blu-ray/DVD playback software envelopes you with lossless high-definition audio, bringing movies to life in your living room.

• Support for HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) 1.3 allows simultaneous transfer of multi-channel high-definition audio using one hassle-free cable. PowerDVD 9 delivers the ultimate audio experience for home theater PCs by enabling lossless pass-through for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
• TrueTheater™ Surround imitates a multichannel surround sound for conventional stereo speakers and headphones while providing audio expansion and effects for up to 8-channel audio systems. For more information on other TrueTheater technologies, click here.
• Check out below the vast array of supported audio formats & audio technologies. HD audio formats from DTS and Dolby Digital are supported on both discs and video files.