Watching DVD’s on your computer is nothing new, we all know that. DVD drives have been out for about 10 years now and have finally become the standard on most new computers, along with burning capabilities. If you purchased a new computer with a DVD-ROM drive in it most likely all you have to do to watch a movie is insert the disc. For a lot of people though it doesn’t work that easy. There are two fundamental items any computer needs to watch DVD movies and they are firstly a DVD disc drive and secondly the software to view them. The problem really comes in for most people with the second requirement.

See, DVD’s require codec’s to play, codec is basically a fancy word for a piece of software your computer uses to decode the DVD and play it on your PC. The problem is people get really confused when they have a DVD drive, insert a DVD and nothing happens. Even more disappointment comes when they start searching the internet and see a bunch of software they have to purchase in order to just watch DVD’s. The good news is we have got a great free solution, one of the most popular on the web for its compatibility with various types of media and ease of use.

VLC Player has been around for what seems like forever, it is a program we have always trusted to get the job done when it comes to playing media and it is totally free. To get it setup all you need to do is follow the below steps

The 5 Steps To Watching DVD’s On Your Computer:
1.Download The Install Package Here
2.Run the install
3.Insert A DVD
4.Choose VLC as your default player
5.Enjoy

The only hiccup is mostly when you place a disc in your computer is going to ask you if you want to use VLC for EVERYTHING, you do not have to. In fact the only thing we use it for is watching DVD’s, that is it. The only annoying thing is if you do not choose it as your default play you will have to select it every time you put a DVD in, no big deal.

We will make a little tutorial video and post it below to show you how to install it and set things up. But it is better to have a trusted source that does most everything well than downloading loads of different programs that only do a few things well.

Why This Is Important:

Looking for free software is one of the very typical ways people get their computers infected with spyware and other nasty things they don’t want. It is important to have a trusted source and a trusted program when compared to the alternative which for many means downloading several different programs until they find one that works.