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WMP10 takes AGES to open DVDs...then plays in wrong Aspect Ratio...

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DragonQ0105

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There must be some setting in WMP10 to help this, or maybe a hotfix or seomthing, but I can't find one.

When I play a 16:9 DVD in PowerDVD, it opens and plays fine. When I try to play a DVD in WMP10, it takes about a minute before it starts playing, but then when it finally starts, it squishes the 16:9 Picture into 4:3 size, making everything look squished.

Any ideas? (I realise I could just use PowerDVD, but with Quicktime and Real Alternative not working for me, I don't want to have any more media players than I currently have, if I can help it...)
 
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I'm not sure if wmp10 is a full dvd player, so might not support many things, or not play thing properly...

but this is just conjecture, I stay well away from wmp myself, if at all possible...

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I am. The WMP Decoder Checker Utility says that my "Cyberlink DVD Decoder" (fully updated) is "Fully compatible with Windows Media Player 10".
 
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maybe there's force aspect ratio settings on wmp10 which you can set...

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If your having problems with WMP10 playing any DVD, It is in your CODECS.. recommend you update to the latest version of ???? Codec... WMP10 is very touchy about Codecs.


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Quoted from me:

"The WMP Decoder Checker Utility says that my "Cyberlink DVD Decoder" (fully updated) is "Fully compatible with Windows Media Player 10"."

Therefore, the codecs are up to date.
 
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