So what are the new features for version 15?īetter colour called ‘TrueTheater Color’ and better sound called ‘TrueTheater Sound’ and this makes speech crisper and more with more definition it becomes more audible. While 4K is now nearly mainstream PowerDVD had support in earlier versions. However as is now almost the ‘norm’ software is designed to work to and from iPhones and Android devices via Mobile Apps and you can even turn your SmartPhone into a remote control if desired. The basic screen resolution needs to be at least 1024x768.

It needs at least 500MB of hard disc space and a Core 2 Duo (Intel) processor running at 2.66GHz or higher or an AMD Phenom 2.10GHz. You need 2GB or more of memory for Blu-ray playback. It is designed to run on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 but I note the box claims it will run on Vista. While the basic specifications are not high if you are playing videos of greater than 2560x1440 some non-essential features are disabled to enable a good display.

A while ago I reviewed a PC from a company that came with a Blu-ray drive but no software to play the Blu-ray movies and while Windows itself has some basic movie software it will not play Blu-ray probably because to be able to play that Codec requires a far from cheap licence. So for those who do not know PowerDVD is a Movie & Media Player. Here however I am looking at PowerDVD 15 Ultra the version with all the bells and whistles. The box has a statement that probably needs explaining ‘More than 300,000,000 copies sold!’ this is because a basic version is supplied on a lot of new PCs from a range of manufacturers.

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