In my case, this means that many Blurays produced after May 2011 no longer work with my player. I can't watch Star Wars, I can't watch Indiana Jones, I can't watch Prometheus, I can't watch the new Criterion remaster of Seven Samurai... Even though I've legally bought a Bluray player!
I've been in touch with CyberLink as well as the UK's consumer advice service, and it appears there's nothing I can do. Cyberlink are knowingly selling software which will become useless after two years of use, but technically they can claim that two years is a long enough time for their software to work properly.
Rather than give CyberLink more of my money for another version of their software, when I all I want is just the standard AACS security keys to be updated (like they are with every other Blu-ray player), I've purchased SlySoft's AnyDVD HD. This removes the need to AACS checks and allows me to play my legitimately bought Blurays with my legitimately bought Bluray player software.
The solution is simple. Click on the upgrade button provided within the software application. The page it takes you offers you BOTH paid Upgrade options as well as any free updates that are available for your version (in your case 10). I also had version 10 and could not play the newer discs. After applying the first update provided, it still couldn't negotiate the disc. I hit that upgrade button again and there was the 2nd update that brought me to version 12. After the 2nd update was applied (and final update...I checked to see if a third was offered) the software is working smoothly with all the formats I have tried. I admit that they did not make it simple to hang on to what I had already paid for BUT it was there for the taking and for free. Hope this helps.
Cyberlink PowerDVD just keeps getting better and better with every new version and is now one of the best programs available not only for playing physical DVDs but also for organizing and playing almost any multimedia file.
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Yes, PowerDVD 18 comes in several different flavors. The $100 Ultra is the full puppy with support for 2160p Ultra HD Blu-ray playback, while the $80 Pro version supports 1080p Blu-ray, and the $60 standard version is DVD only. PowerDVD Standard, does a bang-up job of playing DVDs.
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