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Ben, there's a big difference between your label and "Blu-ray reader/DVD writer." What you said in your label is that it can write both.

take the ebill me thing off of it and i am sold.
just dont like those weird rebate programs where you sign up for some service and have to hassle to cancel it before they charge you arms and legs.

Anyone know what's the best (inexpensive, legal) software to use for watching blu-rays on WinXP?

@dorianh49:

I just bought windvd pro 2010 from http://store.corel.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=117746&catalogId=10103&storeId=10302&langId=-1. It lists winxp SP3 in the requirements. On sale for $59.99 then used coupon code P436829 for half off of that. I went through the coupon codes at http://www.retailmenot.com/view/corel.com and found one or two that brought the final price down to $23.99. Most of the codes at retailmenot did not work so I did not get it down to under $20 as I had hoped.

Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 lists winxp SP3 in the requirements, the latest cyberlink apps have become too bloated for my taste.

BTW, the corel store did not allow me to add it to my cart in firefox but worked fine in IE.

@flylow:

Thank you. I was just about to purchase WinDVD Pro 2010 for $30 when I thought I might check the reviews on amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Corel-WDPR2010ENMB-WinDVD-Pro-2010/dp/B002J9PO4C/ref=s11?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1258483295&sr=8-1

Yikes! Any other suggestions?

System Requirements

WinDVD Pro 2010

Intel® Core™ II Duo T2400 1.83 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher recommended
Windows 7, Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1 (recommended)
1 GB of RAM
NVIDIA G8x and above; AMD M7x and above; Intel GM45/G45 series (Windows Vista/Windows 7). Minimum 128 MB VRAM; recommended 256 VRAM
250 MB of free disk space
Windows-compatible sound card
Windows-compatible optical drive for DVD/AVCHD playback
Windows-compatible BD drive for BD playback
Internet connection required for online features (BD-Live)

They have a trial version plus the Corel 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

At Corel, we're proud of our products and we're confident that you'll be satisfied with your purchase. That's why we offer the Corel 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. Buy today and if you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, Corel will refund your money based on your original method of payment -- excluding any shipping costs. When you contact us about a return, your Corel Customer Service Representatives may inquire as to the reason for your return so we can improve our products and our customer experience.

Please note: Only products purchased directly from Corel qualify for the Corel 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. Purchases made from a retailer must be returned to where you made your purchase and are subject to the return policy of that retailer. Purchases of transactional license, maintenance purchases, Wacom Cintiq products and download insurance are excluded from the 30 day money back guarantee.

Maybe I'll try the trial. How is it working on your system? And, what are your specs and OS?

this is a cool drive. I got it from frys for 80 bucks a few weeks ago. it comes with powerdvd8 oem (must download this as a free update to powerdvd7) and that plays blu ray just fine for no extra cost. And the drive burns dvds good too.

VLC player?????