DVD on PC

[Masanevre]

I am considering buying a Creative Labs Encore 6x kit does anyone know if it is any good, also I have the four point surround sound speakers from creative I was wondering is it worth forking out another £180 for the proper surround sound with the desktop theatre 5.1 from creative

[UW,HURRICANE]

do your self a favour masanerve m8,,,use your cash on a standalone dvd,,unless u have one already that is : )????

[Fragem]

nice user friendly name :p

i've got that dvd setup on my pc,gotta say it works very well (especially with remselector).

my advice! buy it

[MartyG]

I've got a the previous Encore version - and yes it is good ... but I also have a stand alone player, and that's better, both are region hacked.

DVD movies are best watched on a nice big wide screen television, preferably with Dolby 5.1. This is fine if you keep your PC next to your TV, but not so good if you have to lug your PC and monitor (unless you have a TV out card), to your living room and connect it up.

You can get a stand alone player for £180 quid (look up the Wharfedale in Tescos – easily region hackable using the remote control).

Depends on whether you just want to watch DVD movies … there’s little software on DVD atm, and prices of DVD-ROM will come down as CD-ROM, so I’d forget the drive (for now) and get the player.

Regards
Marty