XPS M1530 bluray drive issues

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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

I got dell xps rep to send me a new bluray drive and also full version of powerdvd 8 ULTRA at no cost to me. The certified dell will put new drive in.


lol im a happy camper.

Good job! Let us know how it pans out

[xcntuatd77]

there is a trial version of ultra and it does play bluray.


now the dam dell guy says they dont have ultra in stock. They never had that. they have a powerdvd 8.1 universal? i dont see this listed on cyberlinks website.

he said it will play blurays. I explained powerdvd 8 does NOT suppoort bluray playback..but he said he is sending me 8.1 which DOES play it.

Do you guys knwo anythign about this? is this a patch for powerdvd 8 that basically is the same as ultra allowing it to play and have same features as ultra?

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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

there is a trial version of ultra and it does play bluray.


now the dam dell guy says they dont have ultra in stock. They never had that. they have a powerdvd 8.1 universal? i dont see this listed on cyberlinks website.

he said it will play blurays. I explained powerdvd 8 does NOT suppoort bluray playback..but he said he is sending me 8.1 which DOES play it.

Do you guys knwo anythign about this? is this a patch for powerdvd 8 that basically is the same as ultra allowing it to play and have same features as ultra?

Not sure. If it plays it, try it along with your new drive and see what happens.

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For the time being does anyone know the cehapest legit place to buy full version of the ultra? $89 is what i found