Microsoft's discontinued Media Center suite can now unofficially...

Sure does.

SnarkyTwit said:

perhaps I will try this on one of my laptops. No Media center for windows has been a major road block for me

@Trust_No1

Vlc will play some encrypted media. I don't use it, the question of it being legal in the U.S. As I said in another post, I recall a court case in U.S. that the judge allowed a person to download the file to play dvds on other operating systems on because it fits the definition of fair use and he already bought the dvd. The copyright office still claims you can't download that file to play the dvd.

I don't know how Windows VLC decryptions works. VLC for Windows can play encrypted dvds on most windows operating systems provided you have a dvd player.

groze said:

@Trust_No1

Vlc will play some encrypted media. I don't use it, the question of it being legal in the U.S. As I said in another post, I recall a court case in U.S. that the judge allowed a person to download the file to play dvds on other operating systems on because it fits the definition of fair use and he already bought the dvd. The copyright office still claims you can't download that file to play the dvd.

I don't know how Windows VLC decryptions works. VLC for Windows can play encrypted dvds on most windows operating systems provided you have a dvd player.

Well, VLC is fine for movies and such but again it is not a true library software and is a pain in the a$$ to try and use in a LiveTV environment. I decided to actually install Windows 10 on one of my laptops and try this. It would not install on my Virtual disc version. No Media Center has been a major drawback for our family.

Windows 10, still doesn't surpass Windows 8 in my eyes.

groze said:

@Trust_No1

Vlc will play some encrypted media. I don't use it, the question of it being legal in the U.S. As I said in another post, I recall a court case in U.S. that the judge allowed a person to download the file to play dvds on other operating systems on because it fits the definition of fair use and he already bought the dvd. The copyright office still claims you can't download that file to play the dvd.

I don't know how Windows VLC decryptions works. VLC for Windows can play encrypted dvds on most windows operating systems provided you have a dvd player.

. . .sorry don't understand, are you saying that VLC may be illegal in the U.S. Haven't heard that before. . .