PowerDVD is an all-in-one software solution designed to play all multimedia files on your computer, including videos, music and photos.
The installation process of the application is time consuming due to the wide range of components it encases. Towards the end of the installation, the application offers the Google Toolbar, but you can decline it if you don’t fancy any third party tools.
The interface is well-organized and very modern, with each main function organized on colored tabs. Once the user opens a multimedia file, PowerDVD enables the controls at the bottom of the main window, thus allowing him to play, pause, stop or repeat the playback.
Besides the fact that the program has the power to open every single media file, it can also deal with Blu-ray videos with support for CPU/GPU hardware acceleration, so the video quality will be fantastic.
In addition, PowerDVD comes with many more goodies, including a so-called Instant Seek tool to search for a certain movie scene on a DVD, a slideshow photo viewer, plus dedicated tools to organize and play the music stored on your computer.
Last but not least, the application also integrates a YouTube player, allowing you to search for clips on the popular video sharing web service and play them on your local computer. Social networking is further enhanced with a separate viewer for Facebook and Flickr photos, but also with MoovieLive support to get movie info on the go.
It would be a waste of time mentioning the formats supported by PowerDVD because this powerful application gets along with the majority of photo, video and audio formats on the market, not to mention that it's a perfect tool to play HD content. Plus, it has the ability to work with multiple removable devices, including Apple and Android mobile phones and tablets.
There’s also a settings menu, which we agree could have been a bit more advanced, but the features included there should be enough for a simple playback of the local multimedia files.
Overall, PowerDVD is just great and the first thing that proves you this is the overall look. It comprises a plethora of features, but in order to discover all its goodies you have to give it a try.

Limitations:
· 30 days trial
· VC-1/H.264 playback limited to PCs with hardware acceleration
· Blu-ray playback limited to PCs with hardware acceleration
· CPRM protected content playback not accessible
· DTCP-IP protected content playback not accessible
· USB Sync and Home Media Server not accessible

What's New in This Release:
Blu-ray 2D to 3D with TrueTheater:
· Watch Your Blu-ray 2D Movies in 3D
· PowerDVD 12 can turn all your videos and photos into 3D, including unique support for Blu-ray 2D to 3D conversion. Re-experience your favorite Blu-ray movie titles in 3D by applying TrueTheater 3D technology. Precision controls let you adjust the 3D depth for the most comfortable and personalized 3D viewing experience
New Format Support:
· DTS-HD 7.1 channel, OGG and FLAC lossless audio and MK3D
· PowerDVD 12 supports several new audio and video formats. Experience cinematic quality 7.1 channel DTS-HD sound tracks in the latest Blu-ray titles. PowerDVD 12 also supports OGG and FLAC lossless audio formats, as well as new MK3D video format
· 7digital Music Store
· Over 17 million high quality DRM-free songs
· You can now access over 17 million DRM-free MP3/AAC songs from the 7digital music store. Get the latest released music from major music labels by downloading to your PC and mobile devices. 7digital's digital locker featu...

Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:
· Offers to download or install software or components that the program does not require to fully function