PowerDVD 9 - version comparision

There are totally 3 version for PowerDVD, including PowerDVD 9 Ultra, PowerDVD 9 Deluxe and PowerDVD Standard. Following are detail features comparison between these three version.

 

  PowerDVD 9
Ultra
powerdvd 9 ultra
US $99.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 9
Deluxe
powerdvd 9 deluxe
US $69.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 9

powerdvd 9 standard
US $49.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 8
Ultra
powerdvd ultra 8
$29.95 Upgrade		 PowerDVD 8
Deluxe
powerdvd deluxe
$29.95 Upgrade		 PowerDVD 8

powerdvd 8 standard
$29.95 Upgrade
Key features
Blu-ray Discs yes - - yes - -
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) yes yes - yes yes -
Play AVCREC & AVCHD discs yes - - yes - -
TrueTheater™ HD NEW yes yes yes - - -
TrueTheater™ Motion NEW yes yes yes - - -
PowerDVD Cinema mode NEW yes yes yes - - -
FancyView navigation NEW yes yes yes - - -
HD video support
BD-R 1.1 yes - - yes - -
BD-RE 2.1 yes - - yes - -
BD Profile 1.1 (BonusView) yes - - yes - -
BD Profile 2.0 (BD Live) yes - - yes - -
MPEG-2 HD yes yes yes yes yes yes
WMV-HD yes yes yes yes yes yes
SMPTE VC-1 yes - - yes - -
Audio features
DTS-HD (5.1 channels) yes 2-channels Add it on Add it on yes 2-channels Add it on
DTS 5.1 channels 2-channels Add it on Add it on 5.1 channels 2-channels Add it on
DTS 96/24 Decoding yes yes Add it on yes yes Add it on
Dolby Digital Plus and TrueHD (7.1 channels) yes - - yes - -
Dolby Digital EX yes yes Add it on yes yes -
Dolby Digital (5.1 channels) yes yes yes yes yes yes
HDMI 1.3 NEW yes yes yes - - -
SPDIF Mixing yes - - yes - -
Cinematic Surround Sound
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • TrueTheater Surround

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  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • TrueTheater Surround

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Virtual Surround Sound
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
  • TrueTheater Surround

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  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
  • TrueTheater
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
  • TrueTheater Surround

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Advanced Headphone Technology
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Headphone
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Headphone
  • TrueTheater Surround

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  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Headphone
  • TrueTheater Surround
  • Dolby Headphone
  • TrueTheater Surround

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MLP Decoding Add it on Add it on Add it on yes yes -
AAC Decoding 5.1 channels 2-channels Add it on 5.1 channels 2-channels Add it on
Usability features
FancyView navigation NEW yes yes yes - - -
Movie Remix yes yes yes yes yes yes
Movie Collection BD+DVD BD+DVD BD+DVD DVD DVD DVD
Notebook Power Saver yes yes yes yes yes yes
TrueTheater™ Lighting yes yes yes yes yes yes
UPnP Sharing yes yes yes yes yes yes
More disc and file formats support
DivX Pro yes yes - yes yes -
CPRM yes yes - yes yes -
VCPS yes yes yes yes yes yes
  PowerDVD 9
Ultra
US $99.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 9
Deluxe
US $69.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 9

US $49.95 Buy		 PowerDVD 8
Ultra
$29.95 Upgrade		 PowerDVD 8
Deluxe
$29.95 Upgrade		 PowerDVD 8

$29.95 Upgrade

 

Add it on means you could get this feature by order Advanced Audio Pack for PowerDVD.