Corel WinDVD 9 Plus

Publisher's description of Corel WinDVD

view larger

Enjoy state-of-the-art HD-quality upscaling. Watch your movies on the go with advanced laptop enhancements. Play home movies from AVCHD camcorders. For those who want the best, WinDVD 9 offers the ultimate DVD and video playback experience.

Version 9 revamps the user interface and adds SD/HD conversion and de-snowing features.

See more CNET content tagged:

Corel Corp.,

movie,

laptop computer,

DVD,

monitor

Editor's review of Corel WinDVD

Don't let the hit-or-miss nature of the installation documentation throw you. Even if you have to update components on your machine, you're only moments away from DVD-viewing satisfaction. With an easy-to-use and visually pleasing interface and a bevy of extra features, WinDVD is a demoware dream come true.

The app provides unlimited, theater-perfect playback for the duration of its two-week run on your PC. A slider control improves on the usual Forward and Back buttons, so pinpointing your favorite movie scenes is as fun as watching them in the program's crystal-clear display. Advanced viewing-time controls let you repace the action to fit your available viewing time. The program also features a handful of audio options for Dolby systems and simple headphones.

A full complement of video options includes basic adjustments such as color, contrast, and gamma, as well as advanced tools for monitor calibration. The program's massive 30MB frame also contains great capturing and handling tools for up to six frames at a time. You also can choose to have the movie play as your desktop picture. Give the supersize WinDVD enough CPU room to run and enjoy unfettered viewing pleasure.

User reviews of Corel WinDVD

• Average user rating: out of 98 votes
• Your rating: Write your own review

This software version | All versions

• [+] Expand review

  Corel WinDVD

  The best along with PowerDVD

  by: emperordarius on 25-Jun-2008 05:04:08 AM

  Pros: It is truly the best DVD player along with PowerDVD.

  Cons: Cannot be used as Video Player

  PowerDVD has better features and it is better overall.

  Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  Flag for offensive content Reply to this review (0 replies)

• [+] Expand review

  Corel WinDVD

  A Very Good Media Player....With One Exception

  by: djb32067433 on 18-Mar-2008 04:45:14 PM

  Pros: I tried this and I must say it is an impressive media player. It played my files without a hitch. I played one of my .avi files in WinDVD9 and then did a comparison by playing the same file in Windows Media Player. Oddly enough, the file was noticeably clearer and sharper in WMP 11 than WinDVD9.

  Cons: Video files look great, but through my comparison, did not come out as sharp and clear as they did in Windows Media Player 11. Nonetheless, a good media player, if you're willing to shell out $80. WMP 11 in my opinion is better, and it didn't cost me one dime.

  Was this review helpful? Yes | No (6 of 6 users said yes)

  Flag for offensive content Reply to this review (0 replies)

• [+] Expand review

  Corel WinDVD

  Ups the ante in Visual quality in a Major League way!

  by: DaDreamWizard on 13-May-2008 08:04:18 PM

  Pros: Simplicity, video's better quality WITHOUT the up-conversion. It took me by surprise when I realized the upscaling feature was still off.

  Being able to tweak the up-scaling was new to me and is really nice. If this is what we have to look forward to since COREL took over, WinDVD just may dominate without busting a sweat.

  Cons: The ONLY thing that keeps WinDVD from being the perfect "Big 5" is that some settings, once in awhile, fall back to default. Such as speaker. I set to 6.1, I check later, somehow it changed back to 2.0.

  It's an off and on problem. Before COREL, it was WORSE. Just turn it off and that and other settings reverted.

  To be fair, the speaker setting went backwards only one time with this new & improved', but it brought with it some heavy baggage of memories pre- COREL... I get over that and it will be a real 'no brainer' when choosing what dvd player to use

  Was this review helpful? Yes | No (2 of 2 users said yes)

  Flag for offensive content Reply to this review (0 replies)

• [+] Expand review

  Corel WinDVD

  All2HD is the bomb!

  by: rob.ruiz on 16-Jul-2008 08:50:30 PM

  Pros: I don't have much BD titles, but I bet you, with the right hardwares installed, windvd blu-ray is all you need for bd playback.

  I love all2hd, it gives me a different "feeling" when watching dvds and activating all2hd. hehe

  Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  Flag for offensive content Reply to this review (0 replies)

• [+] Expand review

  Corel WinDVD

  Not Very Good

  by: edjer123 on 20-Mar-2008 01:12:25 PM

  Cons: Didn't play any of my AVIs or DVDs. Played some MPGs. DVDs brought up the debugger window. PowerDVD played everything.

  Was this review helpful? Yes | No (3 of 3 users said yes)

  Flag for offensive content Reply to this review (0 replies)

Submit your review for Corel WinDVD:

You must be 13 years of age or older to submit personal information to CNET Networks. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, CNET Networks does not accept name and e-mail address information from users who are under 13 years of age.

All submitted ratings and written comments become the sole property of CNET Networks, Inc. (CNET) and may be used at CNET Networks' sole discretion. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days in batch groups, not in real time. However, CNET Networks reserves the right to remove or refuse to post any submission for any reason. You acknowledge that you, not CNET Networks, are responsible for the contents of your submission.

CNET Networks is not responsible for the content of the publisher's descriptions or user reviews on this site. We encourage you to determine whether this product or your intended use is legal. We do not encourage or condone the use of any software in violation of applicable laws. CNET Download.com does not sell, resell, or license any of the products listed on the site. We cannot be held liable for issues that arise from the download or use of these products.