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Warner Crocker has some thoughts and advice for you if you want to enjoy the experience of DVD playback in Windows Vista.  Warner indicated that if you have been looking at what is and what is not available in various editions of Windows Vista, this comes as no surprise … but as we wait for software vendors and driver developers to catch up we are sort of in a "Catch 22".

I do believe that most folks know that under XP if you want to play a DVD on your computer you need codecs in order to do so. In most instances OEMs include DVD playback software as a part of the pre-loaded software that furnished the necessary codecs. With Windows Vista if you purchase (or purchased) the Home Basic or Business editions of Windows Vista, you’ll still need a third party codec for DVD playback. If you purchased Home Premium or Ultimate you get that capability as part of the package. That’s been known for some time.

Here’s the Catch 22 for the moment. According to this Microsoft site on Windows Media, the only players available (all for purchase) are XP versions only and Vista versions were to be available for purchase when the final version of Vista was released. Note that none of the vendors listed for XP compatible DVD playback software are currently listed on Microsoft’s list of compatible applications.

Read the rest of Warner’s article here at GottaBeMobile.com

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