If you're lucky enough to own one of the new iMac's, then you'll also know that this ships with a superb screen. We use 21.5" iMac's with Windows 7 running under Bootcamp and, quite frankly, were impressed. If you had one of these in your sitting room - or the bigger 27" - there's absolutely no reason why you couldn't use your monitor with the built-in DVD player to playback the latest movies. If you own a PC with a Blu-ray drive, then this has to be the easiest way of watching the latest movie, particularly if you have a computer in your bedroom and use your large computer screen for watching the BBC iPlayer or streaming movies.

Problem is you need the software to decode a Blu-ray movie and there are few applications better than CyberLink PowerDVD 10 Ultra. This software will enable you to play Blu-ray movies, decode the latest HD audio (so you can play back through your stereo) and will even convert your old 2D movies to 3D, so you have a deeper viewing experience.

You can upgrade from any previous version of PowerDVD v8, v9 or even an OEM edition, to PowerDVD 10 Ultra and save. These upgrade options are now available from the V3 Software Store.

V3 Software Store Link.

24 Mar 2010