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Introduction:
Creative's first attempt at a Software DVD player produced the Zoran based SoftDVD 1.0 - and it wasn't very good. Once again, Creative has choosen to use the decoders from another company, but this time they seemed to have choosen wisely - in choosing the Intervideo WinDVD decoder.
Review:
Decoding efficiency :Video Quality :
Video Support :
This player uses the same video decoder as WinDVD 2000, please refer to WinDVD 2000's review for more information. Excellent support for Creative GeForce cards.
Audio Quality/Support :
Excellent support for SB-Live cards, 4/6/AC3 SPDIF modes are all available (see picture below). This player uses the same audio decoder as WinDVD 2000, please refer to WinDVD 2000's review for more information.
| TIP : Creative SoftDVD 3.0.3.0 uses the same decoder as WinDVD - and so you can use DVD Genie's WinDVD 2000 section to change regions/settings to tweak this player |
User Friendliness
The Creative Playcenter has a nice interface, some would say nicer than WinDVD's. There is the bookmark function, which is always useful, and easy access to all menus and options using the usual right-click menu. The only thing that is wrong is that you cannot change as many settings as you could using the WinDVD player - I guess this is where DVD Genie comes in.
Internet Support
N/A
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Review Summary |
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Decoder : InterVideo Efficiency: Average Quality : Excellent User Friendliness : Average Acceleration Support : Good Comments : A smart move by Creative to base their player on the Intervideo decoder. Still problems with some features not working and compatibility problems |
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System Requirements |
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Processor : PII-350 (without HWMC*) Graphics card : 8MB PCI card (16MB AGP recommended) Memory : 32 MB Sound card : 48kHz PCI recommended DVD-ROM drive : 1x or better DVD-ROM drive Operating system : Windows 9x HWMC* - Hardware Motion Compensation - DVD acceleration |
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Review Rating |
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