What are the minimum system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD 14? 

The system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD vary depending on the movie content you are watching. 3D technologies require additional hardware to view 3D movie content. Please see the Hardware Support section on the CyberLink PowerDVD web site for more details about 3D hardware and graphics card support.

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Vista, and XP SP3* (Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required).

Note: * CyberLink PowerDVD with NVIDIA 3D Vision is not supported under Windows XP. For new Blu-ray movies from Fox studios, Windows 8.1, 8, or 7 is required.

 

Processor (CPU)

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback

• Blu-ray Disc playback: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz), AMD Phenom 9450 (2.10GHz) or above.

• Blu-ray 3D playback: Intel Core i5, AMD Phenom II X4 or above.

• TrueTheater HD** and TrueTheater 3D** for Blu-ray and HD video: Intel Core i5 (with 4 Cores), AMD Phenom II X6 or above.

• DVD playback: Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz), Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8 GHz), AMD Fusion E-series & C-series or above.

Note: ** Some Fox titles released from Jul. 2013 will not support TrueTheater HD or TrueTheater 3D.

 

4K UltraHD with Hardware Acceleration

• Intel 3rd generation Core i5 or above.

Note: CyberLink PowerDVD supports 4K Ultra HD video in H.264 / MP4 format at bitrates up to 60 Mbps.

 

Graphics Cards (GPU)

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater HD/3D Playback

• Intel HD Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT or above.

Note: We strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version. 3D display devices are required for TrueTheater 3D playback.

Blu-ray 3D playback

• Intel HD Graphic (Intel Core i5), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series and GeForce GT 240/320/330/340, AMD Radeon HD 6000 and 6000M series with UVD 3 support.

DVD Playback

• PCI Express graphic accelerator supporting DirectX 9.0 or above.

 

Memory (RAM)

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback

• Blu-ray Disc playback: 2 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8; 1 GB required for Windows XP.

• DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: 1 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8; 512 MB required for Windows XP.

Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration

• 2 GB.

 

Hard Disk Space

• 400 MB for product installation.

 

Display Devices

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback

• For Blu-ray titles with AACS and DVD titles with CPRM playback, PowerDVD 14 only allows output to display devices using DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connector in order to be compliant with copy protection (HDCP).

• For other DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback: HDCP compliant display for digital output. TV or computer monitor for analog output.

• TrueTheater 3D playback: 3D display and 3D glasses required.

Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration

• 3D display and 3D glasses are required (NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3D Ready HDTV, HDMI 1.4-enabled TV, Micro-polarizer LCD or Anaglyph Red/Cyan Glasses). HDCP compliant display for digital output.

 

Disc Player

• Blu-ray Disc playback: BD-ROM/BD-RE or Super Multi Blu combo disc drive.

• DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: DVD-ROM, DVD+-R/RW, DVD-RAM or DVD Super Multi combo disc drive.

 

Internet Connection

• You can use your subscription software offline, however, the software requires that you connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days to ensure that your software is up-to-date and that your subscription is still active.

• Internet connection required for initial software activation, CyberLink Cloud, BD-Live, 7digital music store, and Social Media Services (MoovieLive, Flickr, YouTube).

 

Note: Please refer to the latest version of CyberLink PowerDVD Specs. The DLNA feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD. Please view the version comparison table to learn more.