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Old 07-10-2009, 04:16 AM
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Bluray and Windows 7

Just a bit of info for ya. Windows 7 does not include the codes to read bluray disks. Apparenty sony wants $30 per licence to read bluray disks so Micosoft didn't pay that and it's not in windows 7 so you can't view bluray disks directly from Windows 7 media center/player.

However, if you do buy a bluray drive, make sure you get powerdvd version 9 with it. Version 9 intergrates into Win 7 so when using Win7 as a media center, it adds a play bluray option to the on screen menus and it becomes part of the system. Magic ...
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