Intervideo's WinDVD 8 launched in the US

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/hd-dvd/" rel="tag">HD DVD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-pcs/" rel="tag">Media PCs</a></p><a href="http://vpo3.virtualpressoffice.com/document.jsp?id=1160074720106"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2006/11/hd_video.jpg" /></a>All those looking to add Blu-ray <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/18/the-first-combination-hd-dvd-blu-ray-media-pc/">and/or</a> HD DVD playback to their existing PC get ready, Intervideo's WinDVD 8 is finally coming to US shelves. Already available overseas and as a pack-in with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/07/blu-ray-and-hd-dvd-copy-protection-defeated-by-print-screen/">some Sony and Toshiba drives</a> and laptops, it will finally be available as a standalone for those who bought a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive with no playback software. Set to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/24/will-32-bit-windows-vista-play-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray-maybe/">run on Windows XP and the upcoming Vista</a>, the Platinum edition of the software can also act as a UPnP server, streaming media to compatible devices. Out of the box its not ready for Blu-ray or HD DVD playback, an add-on HD Upgrade Pack will be necessary but no word yet on the pricing or system requirements there. The Gold edition has a price of $39.98, while the Platinum version with the media server and support for advanced HD codecs is $59.95. Look for it to show up on Intervideo's site...any minute now, and on store shelves in the next few weeks.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://vpo3.virtualpressoffice.com/document.jsp?id=1160074720106>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/11/02/intervideo-windvd-8-launched-in-the-us/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/695215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/11/02/intervideo-windvd-8-launched-in-the-us/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/11/02/intervideo-windvd-8-launched-in-the-us/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_65-695215"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/65-695215?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_65-695215" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-aol_weblogs_xml&channel=Engadget_Mobile_07_RSS&output=png&cuid=65-695215&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/11/02/intervideo-windvd-8-launched-in-the-us/" /></p>

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