Is a DVD driver the same thing as a DVD decoder?  

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Answered by Sharad Singh at 7:14 PM on November 19, 2008

A dvd decoder is a software program. Even if you have a dvd rom you still need a decoder. Your operating system weather it be windows or linux or mac or whatever may have a built in dvd software decoder depending on the version and any updates you may have. With out the decoder program your OS cannot reconize the file format for a dvd. The decoder program is the link between the OS and the DVD ROM drive. IF you bought a new dvd drive it should have came with a decoder on a cd.

A DVD driver is also a program that enables communication between your PC & DVD Player/Burner. While the Decoder program enables your PC to recognize the files on your DVD.

Answered by NIVEDITA at 10:28 PM on October 21, 2008

Mukul DVD copy software is often also referred to as DVD DECODER ripping software. Essentially a DVD ripper copies a DVD to your hard drive for viewing, storing, converting or burning. On the other hand a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.

A driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware is connected. When a calling program invokes a routine in the driver, the driver issues commands to the device. Once the device sends data back to the driver, the driver may invoke routines in the original calling program. Drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific

Answered by Keshto Patel at 9:59 PM on October 21, 2008

well, DVD, which variously stands for Digital Video Disc, or Digital Versatile Disc, or nothing, depending on who you ask, is pretty cool. As a computer data storage format it hasn't yet taken off - although its monstrous capacity makes it hugely promising. But for movies, it beats the heck out of VHS. DVD delivers about the best video you're ever going to see on your current TV. There are occasional artefacts of the MPEG-2 compression process - crosshatched things like grilles and wicker chairs can change texture, for example. But you've got to be looking for 'em; if you just relax and watch the movie rather than keeping a hawk-like vigil for imperfections, you'll never notice a single glitch in most DVD films.

The range of movies you can get on DVD is still a bit limited - no Disney animations, no Spielberg movies, no Star Wars, no Titanic - but the number of titles that are available is now big enough to attract even movie buffs.

The problem, though, is price. Consumer "blackgoods" DVD players to slot in with the rest of your hi-fi equipment still cost around $1000 (Australian dollars). This is three times the price of a decent stereo VCR, and the DVD player can't even record.

The bargain solution is to add DVD capabilities to your PC, with a DVD upgrade kit of some kind. If you're happy to play DVD movies on your computer screen, and you've got a reasonably fast processor (any Pentium II from a 300MHz on up, or any G3 Macintosh, will do) and a recent, high speed graphics card, there are several software DVD players that do a decent job. If you've got a video card with a TV out connector, there's a good chance you'll be able to get a quite acceptable image onto a TV, too. You won't have an output for a Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround sound decoder, but your sound card output will work with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder, so home theatre on a budget is certainly possible. Software decoders like DVDExpress from Mediamatics can even decode Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio and output it through a multi-channel sound card.
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Answered by Uttam at 8:50 PM on October 21, 2008

A DVD driver is also a program that enables communication between your PC & DVD Player/Burner. While the Decoder program enables your PC to recognize the files on your DVD.
A dvd decoder is a software program. Even if you have a dvd rom you still need a decoder. Your operating system weather it be windows or linux or mac or whatever may have a built in dvd software decoder depending on the version and any updates you may have. With out the decoder program your OS cannot reconize the file format for a dvd. The decoder program is the link between the OS and the DVD ROM drive. IF you bought a new dvd drive it should have came with a decoder on a cd.

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Answered by Koushik at 8:38 PM on October 21, 2008

A dvd decoder is a software program. Even if you have a dvd rom you still need a decoder. Your operating system weather it be windows or linux or mac or whatever may have a built in dvd software decoder depending on the version and any updates you may have. With out the decoder program your OS cannot reconize the file format for a dvd. The decoder program is the link between the OS and the DVD ROM drive. IF you bought a new dvd drive it should have came with a decoder on a cd.

A DVD driver is also a program that enables communication between your PC & DVD Player/Burner. While the Decoder program enables your PC to recognize the files on your DVD.

Answered by Ashish Yadav at 8:04 PM on October 21, 2008