Once you have you have rented your DVD or downloaded you movie you will need some software in order to play it on your computer. You will only need one piece of software to play any DVD however the type of software you needed to watch the movie you have downloaded will depend on the file format of the movie. Don't worry though as all these application are free to download.

Software To Play Movies On DVD

WinDVD Platinum 5 is InterVideo's latest version of WinDVD! We took one of our star performers, WinDVD Platinum, and improved the video and audio, and then added several brand new features -- just because we could. WinDVD Platinum 5 is still a simple-to-use DVD player with all the features of a standard consumer DVD player, but there's so much more for you. WinDVD Gold is a cut-down version of WinDVD Platinum

PowerDVD 5 is the latest evolution of the world acclaimed DVD software player that offers maximum video and audio playback entertainment on the PC. It comes with leading video and audio technologies to deliver the highest quality viewing and listening experience possible on the PC. As well, PowerDVD 5 offers feature-rich navigation controls, for an interactive and tailored DVD movie viewing experience. PowerDVD 5 is the obvious choice for anyone wanting to enjoy the highest-quality and most interactive DVD movie experience on the PC!

Software To Play Movies That Have Been Downloaded

The DivX Player is available for the Windows operating system and is the official player application for DivX® video content. The Windows version is included in all DivX software bundles. The DivX Player is capable of playing every type of DivX file ever created, even broken AVI files.

Window Media Player comes ready installed on most new PCs and is available to download for free and can play most formats of video.

Quicktime is available for free for both PC and Macintosh and can play .mov files amongst other things.