Right here!!! This program su*ks and I wish it never came on these computers. The issue I have with this program is that it doesn't allow the screen saver to turn on therefore not allowing the monitor to go to power save mode. I originally had this program on my 8300 and had to delete it to get the screen saver to work. My mom's 600m has the same problem but I can't take off the program because her school she works for owns it. I'm looking at buying a 600m in a few months to travel between home and school while my 8300 will stay at school. Wish I could buy it without this aweful program.:smileymad:
Well, hate is a little strong for me. Dislike is more like it. :smileyhappy:
DME works OK for me, but for the life of me I can not understand why they stripped most of the functionality from the core DVD player PowerDVD.
No right click while the DVD is playing. No how much time left in the chapter, movie etc. Makes no sense.
We do have the option (if you own the PC) to remove it. However my philosophy of "if it aint broke don't break it" applies.
Other than a problem initially with my chipset drivers (had to reinstall) my 8400 has been flawless.
I do have a newer version of PowerDVD that I tried to install, but seeing how tightly integrated the original PowerDVD is integrated in DME I decided not to.
On the newer Dells you have to ask for the program CD's to be sent to you. I contacted Dell and now have the Application CD with DME on it. I thought about uninstalling DME and putting my newer version on this PC, but because it runs so well (stable) I have not done it yet.
Another issue is the option that allows you to see contents while dragging on the XP desktop will not work with DME installed. You can select to see the contents and it works until you reboot. I read elsewhere on this forum it is a DME issue....
Best thing I did was to repair/partial re-install Windows (for another reason not related to DMX) and install the new PowerDVD 6.0. DMX is for uber-newbies. The functionality of PowerDVD 5.0 or 6.0 alone blows the limited, craola-style DVD functionality of DMX away. Yes, integrating "mutli-media" into one app is nice, but c'mon folks, it's not hard to use a PowerDVD, WinAMP (or WMP if you prefer), and Paint Shop Pro separately. Plus, you don't have Dell controlling how they think it should be configured for you.
I agree witht the guy that posted, the best thing i every done was reinstall XP. That is the first thing i done after i tried all the junk that Dell put on my New XPS. Then i went out and got a ATI AIW9600 and it came with great MulitMedia software. DMX is not match for MMC9 from ATI, DMX is not even in the same ball park.
I agree completely. In fact, I removed all that stuff from my 2-day old 8400 immediately. I do a lot of video editing and DVD authoring in Adobe Premiere and Encore and need a more full-featured player package.
Which is where my problem came about. I installed the full version of Cyberlink PowerDVD 6 and now I have NO AUDIO from any DVD movies that I play. The video and menus work fine... just no audio. I tried everything I could think of.
Finally, I reinstalled the Dell-provided freebie Power DVD version and viola.... sound from Movies again. Any ideas what is going on ?
RRF985
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January 9th, 2005 04:00
rhinnc
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January 9th, 2005 17:00
Well, hate is a little strong for me. Dislike is more like it. :smileyhappy:
DME works OK for me, but for the life of me I can not understand why they stripped most of the functionality from the core DVD player PowerDVD.
No right click while the DVD is playing. No how much time left in the chapter, movie etc. Makes no sense.
We do have the option (if you own the PC) to remove it. However my philosophy of "if it aint broke don't break it" applies.
Other than a problem initially with my chipset drivers (had to reinstall) my 8400 has been flawless.
I do have a newer version of PowerDVD that I tried to install, but seeing how tightly integrated the original PowerDVD is integrated in DME I decided not to.
On the newer Dells you have to ask for the program CD's to be sent to you. I contacted Dell and now have the Application CD with DME on it. I thought about uninstalling DME and putting my newer version on this PC, but because it runs so well (stable) I have not done it yet.
Another issue is the option that allows you to see contents while dragging on the XP desktop will not work with DME installed. You can select to see the contents and it works until you reboot. I read elsewhere on this forum it is a DME issue....
Smoot
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January 13th, 2005 16:00
mmainprize
260 Posts
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January 23rd, 2005 23:00
Here Here, This is Dells WMC2005 NOT!...
I agree witht the guy that posted, the best thing i every done was reinstall XP. That is the first thing i done after i tried all the junk that Dell put on my New XPS.
Then i went out and got a ATI AIW9600 and it came with great MulitMedia software. DMX is not match for MMC9 from ATI, DMX is not even in the same ball park.
Silly rabbit, DMX is for Kid's
jgayman
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January 28th, 2005 17:00
I agree completely. In fact, I removed all that stuff from my 2-day old 8400 immediately. I do a lot of video editing and DVD authoring in Adobe Premiere and Encore and need a more full-featured player package.
Which is where my problem came about. I installed the full version of Cyberlink PowerDVD 6 and now I have NO AUDIO from any DVD movies that I play. The video and menus work fine... just no audio. I tried everything I could think of.
Finally, I reinstalled the Dell-provided freebie Power DVD version and viola.... sound from Movies again. Any ideas what is going on ?