Hi all People are getting crossed lines here Kevin kindly pointed out VLC which I have tried three separate downloads of, it will play DVDs but all I get is a partly pixelated image with ghostly characters As I say I have tried three downloads, all do exactly the same so have given up on that, it may be a compatability issue with XP or something on my PC, although several other DVD players work The one I said did not have a mention of DVDs or seemingly no way to play one is as posted by Kevin as another option after I said VLC had problems for me as copied below Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ======================== Hi Nivard, I've not had problems with VLC DVD Playback, but, scanning Google, it seems others have. Try this player. It was recommended on various blogs/forums... KMPlayer 3.1.0.0 http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/ http://www.sevenforums.com/music-pictures-video/3347-vlc-playback-blocky-pixelated-3.html Regards, Kevin. ===========================