Realtime playing of HD-DVD and BR discs

[mpiper]

Besides AnyDVD HD, are there any other programs that allow realtime playing of encrypted or hardware restricted discs?

DVDFab seems to be good at ripping, but I don't ever remember hearing it can play realtime, just rip. Does it remove the hardware requirement (on rips)?

Are there any other programs that do this? $100 seems a bit steep for AnyDVD, which is why I'm looking for options.

Thanks!

[setarip_old]

Hi!Besides AnyDVD HD, are there any other programs that allow realtime playing of encrypted or hardware restricted discs?

Isn't PowerDVD the primary software for playing commercial HD and BluRay discs?

[mpiper]

Sorry, let me rephrase.

I have a PC strong enough to play HD-DVD and Bluray discs. However, my monitor is NOT HDMI/HDCP compliant. AnyDVD HD allows me to play the discs in realtime without ripping to the hard drive. DVDFab Decrypter allows me to rip and THEN play the movies. I play the movies in Either Nero Showtime 4 or Arcsoft Digital Theater Intro Edition.

Since I do not really like the idea of paying around $100 for software that isn't even the actual video player, I was wondering if any other software allowed real-time playing of HD movies by bypassing the HDCP restrictions.

Does that make more sense?

[setarip_old]

Does that make more sense?Yes - Thank you for clarifying ;>}

I was wondering if any other software allowed real-time playing of HD movies by bypassing the HDCP restrictions.I'm personally not aware of any...