No - the nVidia DVD decoder would *only* be needed for DVD content and not
for any other video content. Unless of course that other video content was
MPEG2. =)

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"John Gregory" <jaygreg90@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Carey. Am I right to assume "things" won't work right unless I
> install this driver? I seldom pull up media player by itself other than to
> listen to the radio. Am I right in thinking I need the decoder 'cause some
> of the news clippings will be video and they won't play without this
> NVIDIA decoder?
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ulwEJwDGHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder - 30 Day Free Trial
>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html
>>
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>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
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>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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>>
>> "John Gregory" wrote:
>>
>> | I can't believe how entangled I've become in DVD's, CD's, burning,
>> ripping,
>> | swearing. it's a world almost foreign to me. My question concerns video
>> | decoders for Windows Media Player 10. I've been directed by Dell
>> (assembler
>> | of my machine) to a web page that lists 4; I don't know which to
>> choose.
>> | Listed here
>> |
>> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...spx#DVDDecoder
>> | ) are 1) CinPlayer DVD Decoder, 2) DVD XPack for Windows XP, 3) Nvidia
>> DVD
>> | Decoder, and 4) PowerDVD SE for Windows XP
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> | My video card is made by Nvidia but I don't have surround sound; just
>> two
>> | stereo speakers. Didn't think I'd ever need the other two. (Wrong
>> again!)
>> | But I can buy 'em if really necessary.
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> | My questions are:
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> | A) Which of these four should I download and install? It
>> | looks like I have to buy these puppies. damn it. The only reason I have
>> | Media Player 10 on my system is because a window popped up to tell me
>> it was
>> | available and recommended I download it. I thought it was just an
>> upgrade
>> | that would require little maintenance on my part. Little did I know I'd
>> get
>> | wrapped up into buying decoders to go with it. I don't even watch
>> anything
>> | on Player expect software instructions and video clippings occasionally
>> | embedded in the news articles that get clipped by a service I use.
>> |
>> | B) What's the optimum number I'd need to cover the most
>> | bases and if more than the one in A above, what should be made default?
>>
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