Playing DVD's on acer

katze · 11-20-2007, 04:02 AM

Hi

i was just wondering how i can play DVD's on my acer aspire 3680...for some reason it doesnt want to play them on VLC or Media Player...

i hav vista and my laptop came with acer arcade but now its gone so i dont know what my other options are for being able to play standard DVD's on my acer. it just sends a message telling me to adjust and lower my screen resolution and colour settings...but to no avail!!

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if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated!

**TheMatt** · 11-21-2007, 08:07 AM

Check the CDs that came with your laptop and different directories in your Program Files folder because I remember seeing an installer for Arcade somewhere. What error do you get in VLC?

removed1124a · 11-21-2007, 11:01 AM

Hello, you will have to install DVD playing software like CYBERLINK or POWER DVD or so on as VLC player and WMP cannot decompress the DVD flies. I think there is a free dvd playing programe called cliprex and can be found at www.cliprex.com

Thank you,
Simon

**TheMatt** · 11-21-2007, 11:37 AM

Actually VLC has a DVD MPEG-2 decoding codec in it so it can play DVDs. I suspect it may be something else.

removed1124a · 11-21-2007, 11:52 AM

VLC player will play ISO files plus BIN files plus most data files but will not play a DVD disk in the any physical optical drive.

Please install DVD playing software and reply for professional help.

Simon

11-20-2007, 04:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
katze Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 OS: windows vista	Playing DVD's on acer Hi i was just wondering how i can play DVD's on my acer aspire 3680...for some reason it doesnt want to play them on VLC or Media Player... i hav vista and my laptop came with acer arcade but now its gone so i dont know what my other options are for being able to play standard DVD's on my acer. it just sends a message telling me to adjust and lower my screen resolution and colour settings...but to no avail!!... if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated!

11-21-2007, 08:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Playing DVD's on acer Check the CDs that came with your laptop and different directories in your Program Files folder because I remember seeing an installer for Arcade somewhere. What error do you get in VLC? __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-21-2007, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
removed1124a Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 5 OS: Xp & Vista	Re: Playing DVD's on acer Hello, you will have to install DVD playing software like CYBERLINK or POWER DVD or so on as VLC player and WMP cannot decompress the DVD flies. I think there is a free dvd playing programe called cliprex and can be found at www.cliprex.com Thank you, Simon

11-21-2007, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Playing DVD's on acer Actually VLC has a DVD MPEG-2 decoding codec in it so it can play DVDs. I suspect it may be something else. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-21-2007, 11:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
removed1124a Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 5 OS: Xp & Vista	Re: Playing DVD's on acer VLC player will play ISO files plus BIN files plus most data files but will not play a DVD disk in the any physical optical drive. Please install DVD playing software and reply for professional help. Simon