Review
This is a quick review
The world's #1 DVD and video playback software, with over 175 million copies sold worldwide. Enjoy crystal-clear, smooth playback of your standard and High-Def video and audio. Whether you're a movie buff, frequent flyer, or just like to watch video clips, WinDVD 8 gives you the best digital entertainment experience.
The following full-length review applies to version 5.0
InterVideo WinDVD is a TV-viewing application capable of capture TV videos to MPEG files in real-time; it can also burn to DVD. This is an easy to install application with a very easy to use interface that allows users to transform their regular PC hardware into a TV set, VCR, DVDR and DVD player; of course users must have the proper hardware for doing so, like TV tuner card, DVD burner, sound card with speakers attached to it, and the unavoidable PC Screen; most of these are a must these days when purchasing any inexpensive home PC.
It comes with a floating control panel for basic controls, like play, rewind, pause, etc., which can be snugly placed anywhere in the screen for easy access with the mouse. The adjustment panel provides access to DVD secondary features, like audio/language channels and subtitles, and includes a great variety of customizable options for sound and color presets.
A feature included in InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, hard to find in this type of applications, is displaying video as the background on the PC desktop, which is perfect to keep track of a TV show or sports games while working on the computer. |
