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Cyberlink PowerDVD 17
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Introduction:
 
PowerDVD is the world's number one movie and media player with over 300 million copies sold. It is a must have software for your PCs and home entertainment systems. It’s the ultimate media center, that have all movie, music and photo features essential to fully enjoy all media content with the best video and sound quality.   Now you will have a cinema feel at home with program support of 4K and HDR TVs! You can unleash the full power of Ultra HD and HDR TVs with unique technology that delivers better resolution, colors, brightness, and even a full Virtual Reality experience.

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Homepage:
 
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/features_en_US.html?affid=2581_-1_809
 
Current version: 17

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Release date: April 12, 2017
 
Purchase and Installation:
 
After doing purchase on the official website you will receive an email including the license key and a download link for the retail version. The retail version is different from the trial version which has some functional limitations. To activate the retail version, submit your license key while connected online. Finally you can submit your details to register your copy (you can do this optional step at any time)

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Comparison of different PowerDVD versions to help you select the best for you:
 
See the table here:
 
https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/compare-versions_en_US.html
 
There are 4 versions; ultra, pro, standard and live
 
If you have previous versions of the program, for example version 15 or 16, you will sure ask what extra features you will get in the new version 17? The answer is easy. You can check the table which will show you in details the differences between the three versions. Please check here:
 
https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/compare-previous_en_US.html
 
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: the minimal system requirements are available here:
 
https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/spec_en_US.html
 
Operating System: Windows 7 to 10 (both 32 and 64 bit versions). Windows 10 required for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback
Memory: 2 GB for Blu-ray Disc playback, 4 GB for Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc playback
Hard Disk Space: at least 500MB is required
 
Display Devices: HDCP 2.2 complaint display for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback, HDCP complaint display for Blu-ray playback
Graphics Support: Intel HD Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT. Intel HD Graphics 630 or above in Intel 7th Gen CPU for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback
Audio Support: PCI sound card or on-board audio output

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz, AMD Phenom 2.10GHz. Intel 7th Gen Core i (Kaby Lake) with Intel SGX support for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback 
Disc Drive: DVD drive to play DVDs and CDs, Blu-ray drive to play Blu-ray Discs, Ultra HD Blu-ray drive to play Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

Internet Connection: for initial software activation, video codec activation and social media services
 
FORMAT SUPPORT:
 
PowerDVD supports a huge range of video, audio, and image file formats which let you play any media.  It supports the latest in video formats and codecs. In addition, it offers unparalleled audio format support. This will help you to enjoy playback of any media type
 
Movies: BD-R 1.1/BD-RE 2.1, BD-R 2.0/BD-RE 3.0, BDROM 2.2, BD-J, BDROM Profile 1.1 (Bonus View), BDROM Profile 2.0 (BD-Live), BDROM Profile 5.0 (BD 3D), BDROM Profile 6.0 (Ultra HD Blu-ray), AVCREC, AVCHD XAVC-S, DVD-Video, DVD-VR, DVD+VR, VCD, SVCD, CD, BD ISO, DVD ISO
 
Videos: Conventional Video: 264, 265, 26L, 3G2, 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, ASF, AVC, AVI, BSF, DIV, DIVX, DVR-MS, FLV, H264, H265, HEVC, JSV, JVT, M1V, M2P, M2T, M2TS, M2V, M4V, MK3D, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV, MTS, MVC, QT, TOD, TP, TPD, TRP, TS, TTS, VC1, VOB, VRO, WM, WMV, WTV
 
360 Video: Equirectangular format MP4 (H.264/265). Supports up to 4K resolution in 2:1 aspect ratio.
3D-360 Video: Packed-Equirectangular format MP4 (H.264/265). Supports up to 4K resolution in 1:1 aspect ratio.
 
HDR 10 Video: H.265 in MP4, MKV and M2TS
 
Photos: BMP, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, MPO, JPS, ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, ERF, KDC, MEF, MRW, NEF, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F, 360 Photo: Equirectangular format JPG
 
Music: AAC, AC3, ADTS, AOB, APE, DTS, FLAC, M4A(AAC, ALAC codec), MID, MKA, MP2, MP3, MPA, OGG, RMI, WAV, WMA, DSD Audio (DSF, DFF)
 
Languages Support:
 
The program supports many languages to suit the needs of all users worldwide. Currently supported languages include: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (European), Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese

PowerDVD modes:

When you launch the program, you will have to select from the available program modes. The program has four different modes available for playing back your media content: PC mode, TV mode, VR mode, and Mini Player mode. The PC mode is the main mode of that contains all of the program features. The TV mode is for users who wish to utilize touch screen or view movies with a remote control. The new VR mode is designed to support virtual reality (VR) headset. The mini player mode lets you play the music in your media library.

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User Interface:

The user interface is very friendly and easy to use. It is well arranged so that you don’t need experience to use it. It consists of 2 main areas namely media panel and media window. Other UI features include search for media, playback Controls, switch to TV mode and program settings.

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Media Panel:

This part is the main area of the program.  It includes 6 buttons; media library, my computer, playlists, online videos (YouTube and Vimeo), CyberLink Cloud, and play media on portable devices and media servers on your home network. It allows users to play back movies, discs, access all the imported photos, video clips, movie files, TV shows, and music in the media library, browse your computer for media files, watch online videos and many more features  

Media Window:

When you can browse your computer, you will view all of the media folders, files, and watch content during playback in this area. Any feature selected on the panel will be displayed here. You can see movies in your library, TV shows, photo, video and music folders, extract just the audio track of a video and import it into the media library. You can also rate any media.

Media Library:

The program has a built-in media library which consists of four main sections; movies/TV, videos, photos, and music. Simply specify the media files location on your computer and the library will import it automatically so that it will have all media from your hard drive and connected network devices (for example movies, TV shows, and so on).

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Create Media playlist:

You can create a playlist that contains your music, videos, and photos. The process is very easy. Simply click new play list, specify its name then add any media you want. You can use drag and drop to add folders and files from your computer in an easy and quick way.

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Play Media in PowerDVD:

CyberLink PowerDVD provides you with the complete digital media playback experience. It supports the playback of a variety of different types of media files. These include DVDs, movie files, TV shows high definition content, home videos, audio CDs, photo slideshows, and music. You can easily play any media files located on your cloud space or on media servers. In addition, you can play online videos through youtube or Vimeo tool with no need to exit the program.

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The program playback has many features such as Truetheater enhancement, 360 media playback, 3D playback, add bookmarks, take photo snapshots and import subtitles. These features will let you enjoy media playback and have cinema at home

Playback controls: These are the buttons available on the playback controls and lets you navigate all media types in an easy way. Depending on the type of media you are playing, these buttons have different display patterns to help you easily manage your media files

Cyberlink cloud space: This is a very useful feature that allows you to upload all of your videos, photos, and music on your computer's hard drive to CyberLink Cloud. It is included with your subscription. With the help of this cloud space, you can easily backup all of your media files. Also, you can playback any media file on a portable device (using Power Media Player). The auto sync feature helps to synchronize the media in your media library with the media on CyberLink Cloud.

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Devices and Home media (DLNA):

This is a built-in tool which allows share all of the media in your library to be available to other computers and devices connected to the same network. For example; you can sync all the media to your android device that is connected to the same network, share videos and photos in the media library on social networking sites and so on.

Power Media Player: compatible with Windows, Android, and iOS devices. It allows users to access the media on these devices for playback on your computer using PowerDVD. In addition, when the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, any shared media can be accessed using media player. This option is located under Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of PowerDVD

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PowerDVD Remote control: compatible with both Android and iOS smart phones. It lets you play media that is on your device and remote control of media playback on your computer. This option is located under Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of PowerDVD

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Now Let’s discuss the main features that make PowerDVD 17 the best option for you:

Must-have for PCs and TVs: PowerDVD will optimize the entertainment on both computers and big-screen TVs.  

Truly Immersive Entertainment:  You will enjoy the best picture and sound, with unique audio-visual enhancements with TrueTheater, along with new ultra-realistic VR experience.

Essential to Home Theater: One player to rule them all! When it comes to playing everything, PowerDVD is streets ahead of the pack. On top of unmatched disc, file, and online playback, there’s premium audio and wireless media casting—the perfect media center.

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TV Mode — Bring the Movies Home! Using PowerDVD, you will enjoy the best movie experience on your TV. It offers a cinema-quality movie experience being optimized for big-screen displays.

Incredible Ultra HD Blu-ray Playback: PowerDVD supports Ultra HD 4K home entertainment which lets you enjoy high-resolution videos and Ultra HD Blu-ray.  It's the best that 4K home cinema gets!

HDR 10 - Brighter, More Vivid: Experience the next big leap in picture quality; brighter, more vivid colors and better contrast. Find out if your PC is Ultra HD Blu-ray & HDR ready

Experience Better-Than-Original Quality with TrueTheater:  CyberLink's unique TrueTheater enhancements improve the quality of even Blu-ray and hi-def video, and the difference it makes to watching movies on your big screen TV has to be seen to be believed. This feature includes optimized HDR displays (Creates HDR video from standard dynamic range content for better viewing on HDR displays), color (analyzes video footage and optimizes hues and vibrancy) and sound with fuller audio environment and boosting volume .

VR - The Future is Now: If you are one of those who like and enjoy using the new VR technology with the help of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets then PowerDVD is the must-have player for the next-generation in multimedia entertainment. You will be able to explore the new worlds in 360° video and photos. New 3D-360 video support makes the whole experience feel even more real!

Media Casting to Big Screen: This feature helps you to enjoy streaming directly from PowerDVD to TV through leading media casting devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. Apply PowerDVD's award-winning TrueTheater technologies to anything you stream

Pin YouTube Videos in High Quality: PowerDVD is the best way to save online videos (from YouTube or Vimeo) to your PC. You can enjoy watching them offline, or even transfer them to your phone. This will save on data charges. You can any video, even 4K and 360 videos!

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PowerDVD can rip audio tracks from any video and save them as music files!

Cinema Quality Audio Playback: PowerDVD supports master-quality sound technology using Dolby and DTS built-in tools.

Hi-Res & 3D Photo Slideshows: Enjoy photo albums in beautiful high-resolution on your PC or TV just by selecting a folder or group of images and clicking “Play”.

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RAW Format Support: No need to convert before you enjoy, with full RAW file playback support.

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Direct Facebook & Flickr Upload: Share your shots to Facebook and Flickr right from PowerDVD. Save time and effort.

New Features added in the current version:

 Here is a list of the new features in the latest version CyberLink PowerDVD.
Enjoy Ultra HD Blu-ray movies with 4x the resolution.
Experience high contrast and color fidelity with HDR* (high dynamic range) video.
Immerse yourself in your media in VR mode, with support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets.
Boost regular video to HDR with TrueTheater HDR.
Watch YouTube videos with Full HD and Ultra HD (4K) quality, and YouTube VR/360 videos.
Import Windows Media Player playlists in one click.
Revamped audio engine for improved audio output.

Settings:

The program settings are easily accessible from the main program window. It is set to the default position suitable for most users. Settings are customizable so that you can change according to your needs

General settings: These options will let you name your PowerDVD, set the language of the user interface, configure player options, Auto-Resume setting, select files opened with PowerDVD, CyberLink Product Improvement Program, reset "Never show again" dialogs, cache files and more settings

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Video, Audio, Subtitles settings: you can configure settings for video and audio playback. You can also customize subtitles on movie files, and closed captions on DVDs and Blu-ray movies.

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Blu-ray Disc settings: allows you to configure the settings for Blu-ray Disc playback. This includes the country, region code and more settings

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Cloud settings includes general and conversion tabs. You can select the sync options for CyberLink Cloud, set the default download folders, and configure how CyberLink PowerDVD converts media before uploading it.

Hotkeys/Mouse Wheel settings: lets you set the function behavior for some specific keyboard hotkeys, and the mouse wheel, during media playback

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Movie Info settings helps you to configure the program interaction with the CyberLink movie information web service, this includes auto sign in, movie info and default language.

Information settings lets you view detailed information about the disc you are playing, your computer's disc drive and hardware configuration, and the current configuration settings.

Preferences. Modify these preferences if you want to customize the CyberLink PowerDVD UI, choose what media is displayed in the library, set what folders are shared on a home media network, or configure your 3D display

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Pros:

Playback of media files
Support all known formats
Watch online videos
Cinema like quality
High quality sound
TV mode
Support VR media files
And many more

Cons : None

Conclusion:

Cyberlink PowerDVD is a must have multimedia software. It has a lot of features that will let you enjoy the best cinema like movie experience and supports the new VR technology. You can play videos, movies, TV shows, music and photos. You can also stream any media file directly on supported screens. The cloud space lets you backup and playback all of your media files, you can easily access it from any device you have.
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Cyberlink has good products and you did a nice review of this one.
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thanks for detailed review Heart
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Good in-depth review.
Thank you.
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Thank you for the review.
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nice review Tarek  Smile thank you
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Very detailed description, thanks.
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