Review by David Field

Welcome to my house, which technology has passed by, and so shall we.

To be serious, we don’t have Blu-Ray here, and our TV is still (gasp!) a CRT.

But I enjoy watching movies on my computer, and PowerDVD makes them better. It installed easily and runs easily.

I don’t understand those people who complain that their old versions don’t have workarounds for the newest copy-protection methods - these methods weren’t around when their version was released. Just like Microsoft releasing Windows 8.1 - it includes the ability to run 3-D printers for the first time, but I don’t see many people complaining that previous versions of Windows can’t cope with these devices.

So if you’re serious about watching Blu-Ray movies through a home-entertainment computer, PowerDVD is for you. I could add a Blu-Ray player to my PC - Amazon has several for under $50. Maybe I’ll be dragged (cough, wheeze) into the 21st century and eventually get the ability to watch DVD.