After 6 hours, I gave up attempting to use the software on the Beebox. On the Bean Canyon NUC, I let the system idle with the program active. Eventually, after more than 24 hours, the pop-up box disappeared, and the playback started. All in all, it was not great user experience. But, once past that initial stage, UHD Blu-ray playback was relatively painless.
The TrueTheater effects are taxing on both the GPU and the CPU, and it is useful to have for user-generated content, rather than Blu-rays. PowerDVD's TV mode, with a 10-foot UI, is very intuitive to use, though not as flexible as Kodi's.Ī lot of the UX issues with PowerDVD are a result of the onerous content protection schemes mandated by the Blu-ray Disc Association. As Netflix and many other OTT content providers have shown, it is possible to keep users relatively satisfied while still protecting the content, and the BDA / CyberLink could learn from them. That said, for people who don't watch protected content, it is a bit difficult to justify the cost of a PowerDVD purchase (given that open-source software like Kodi, VLC, and MPC-HC with LAV Filters do a great job for local media playback).
The TrueTheater features go up against the capabilities offered by renderers such as madVR. While PowerDVD 19 / TrueTheater is perfect for the average consumer (working out of the box), madVR is definitely much more flexible (users can even use madVR with Kodi). That said, some of PowerDVD's features such as VR HMD support and 360° video support are unique.
They offer a definite value proposition to consumers with a need for playback of such content on specific devices. PowerDVD 19 Versions - Feature Set Comparison While the direct-to-consumer appeal may appear limited, CyberLink can continue to target OEMs and bundled sales with the new set of features in PowerDVD 19.
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