Quoting mreeder50:

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Since AnyDVD is defunct, how do I use DVDFab to play discs with PowerDVD 14. I don't want to make disc images, burn or anything else. I just want to play them on my PC.

You do not need additional software to play Blu-ray discs with PowerDVD.

Since when is AnyDVD defunct? The latest release (8.0.5.0) is nine days old...

I second what bbbbb said.  AnyDVD HD has nothing to do with making it possible to play Blu-ray's from your Blu-ray player software.  Add DVDFab Passkey to that list as well.  On the face of it your post makes no sense.  Provide more details please.  My best guess is that you might be trying to play Blu-ray's you've imported which are not Region Free, i.e. the Region coding differing from what your Blu-ray player software is set to which can only be changed a few times before the setting becomes permanent.  This would be the one exception that comes to mind.  If you need to defeat the Region coding of certain Blu-ray discs before they will play in PowerDVD then yes, AnyDVD HD or DVDFab Passkey would need to actively be running in the background.  If you obtained your AnyDVD license from SlySoft either purchase a new licence, but from RedFox or go with DVDFab Passkey instead.  Done deal.

... or monitor...

For Power DVD the full chain has to be certified: drive, mainboard, graphics, cable, monitor.

Quoting Lowpro:

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I second what bbbbb said.  AnyDVD HD has nothing to do with making it possible to play Blu-ray's from your Blu-ray player software.  Add DVDFab Passkey to that list as well.  On the face of it your post makes no sense.  Provide more details please.  My best guess is that you might be trying to play Blu-ray's you've imported which are not Region Free, i.e. the Region coding differing from what your Blu-ray player software is set to which can only be changed a few times before the setting becomes permanent.  This would be the one exception that comes to mind.  If you need to defeat the Region coding of certain Blu-ray discs before they will play in PowerDVD then yes, AnyDVD HD or DVDFab Passkey would need to actively be running in the background.  If you obtained your AnyDVD license from SlySoft either purchase a new licence, but from RedFox or go with DVDFab Passkey instead.  Done deal.

I only buy in the US...Region A.

I also nevr really could get a Blu-ray player to work in my PC without a decrypter.

I have a GeForce GTX 550 Ti, an HDMI cable and a monitor that's less than a year old. Nada. Nulpe. Nothing.

And even with a decrypter I have jumps in the image every few seconds.

Which is why I've given up on "Blu-ray via PC" altogether.

Quoting AiAustria:

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Especially with cheap monitors there are problems: most of them avoid the license fees for HDCP...

I forgot about HDCP.  That's another reason someone might need to run AnyDVD HD or DVDFab Passkey.

So mreeder50, what exactly was preventing you from playing recently released commerical Blu-ray's such as Batman v Superman with PowerDVD? You've confirmed it's not the Region coding you needed to defeat.  Was it the HDCP requirement you needed to get around?  Or was PowerDVD was just failing to play the Blu-ray for some other reason (...the way it was authored perhaps) without you first stripping it down using DVDFab Passkey.  Just curious.

And by the way, AnyDVD HD if licensed from RedFox works just as it always had.  It's updated regularly and supports every Blu-ray release out there that DVDFab Passkey does which I also own.  Sorry to hear though you only owned AnyDVD for a year or so before SlySoft had to shut down.  Bad timing.

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SlySoft license keys for AnyDVD (HD) will only work up to version 7.6.9.5. The RedFox OPD (Online Protection Database) for this version will be available until Tuesday, May 31, 2016, afterwards AnyDVD HD may no longer be able to decrypt discs.

SlySoft licenses of other products are not affected and will continue to work normally.

I owned the product for many years and got more than my money's worth out of it.  As such, I had no issues with having to re-up my license through RedFox for continued support.  In my case I've purchased a number of Blu-ray titles over the years that fall outside of Region A.  AnyDVD HD provides for being able to play those titles with the Blu-ray player software running on my HTPC.  The rest of my Blu-ray collection resides in Sony Blu-ray changers which aren't Region Free.

Quoting Lowpro:

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Quoting AiAustria:

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Especially with cheap monitors there are problems: most of them avoid the license fees for HDCP...

I forgot about HDCP.  That's another reason someone might need to run AnyDVD HD or DVDFab Passkey.

So mreeder50, what exactly was preventing you from playing recently released commerical Blu-ray's such as Batman v Superman with PowerDVD? You've confirmed it's not the Region coding you needed to defeat.  Was it the HDCP requirement you needed to get around?  Or was PowerDVD was just failing to play the Blu-ray for some other reason (...the way it was authored perhaps) without you first stripping it down using DVDFab Passkey.  Just curious.

And by the way, AnyDVD HD if licensed from RedFox works just as it always had.  It's updated regularly and supports every Blu-ray release out there that DVDFab Passkey does which I also own.  Sorry to hear though you only owned AnyDVD for a year or so before SlySoft had to shut down.  Bad timing.

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SlySoft license keys for AnyDVD (HD) will only work up to version 7.6.9.5. The RedFox OPD (Online Protection Database) for this version will be available until Tuesday, May 31, 2016, afterwards AnyDVD HD may no longer be able to decrypt discs.

SlySoft licenses of other products are not affected and will continue to work normally.

I owned the product for many years and got more than my money's worth out of it.  As such, I had no issues with having to re-up my license through RedFox for continued support.  In my case I've purchased a number of Blu-ray titles over the years that fall outside of Region A.  AnyDVD HD provides for being able to play those titles with the Blu-ray player software running on my HTPC.  The rest of my Blu-ray collection resides in Sony Blu-ray changers which aren't Region Free.

My version of AnyDVD is 7.6.9.5 and does not recognize Batman v Superman and PowerDVD requires AnyDVD or the equivalent to play them. DVDFab Passkey works just fine so far today.

I'm just not willing to give RedFox $100+ for another "lifetime registration" just to have it go away again. I don't copy, rip or burn my blu-rays. All I want to do is play them, mostly to do profiles.