Windows XP DVD Player recommendations?

Has anyone had much experience with one they liked? I've grown dissatisfied with my notebook vendor's offering. Have had a look at download.com, and got 'GOM Player' but it doesn't seem very promising. Don't need anything too fancy, just good picture and sound, sans spyware, and preferably available for free or at least free trial so i can see if i like it.

Also, any recommendations for DVD editing s/w?

thanks

Originally posted by Blackamp
Has anyone had much experience with one they liked? I've grown dissatisfied with my notebook vendor's offering. Have had a look at download.com, and got 'GOM Player' but it doesn't seem very promising. Don't need anything too fancy, just good picture and sound, sans spyware, and preferably available for free or at least free trial so i can see if i like it.

Also, any recommendations for DVD editing s/w?

thanks

Originally posted by Bad wolf
VLC media player.

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thanks everyone. this must be an unprecedented display of unaminity in this forum😉

i've downloaded and installed VLC and indeed it has already solved one of my DVD viewing problems, in that it lets me tell it which track to find subtitles on for certain problem DVDs (i'm looking at you, Fellini😠)

now I won't have to learn Italian after all. thanks again for the rec.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
VLC media player.

🙂

Originally posted by Blackamp

Also, any recommendations for DVD editing s/w?

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Try:
Avidemux
http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/