The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums. 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.
CyberLink PowerDVD optimizes performance by selecting the appropriate video de-interlacing algorithm for the available processing power. CyberLink PowerDVD maintains its support for processors below 1.6 GHz by ensuring that some CyberLink TrueTheater technologies are turned off by default. CyberLink PowerDVD's advanced audio and video technologies function better when used with processors above 2.4 GHz.
Operating System
Ultra HD Blu-ray
•Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit with 2015 Nov. updates).
VR Mode
•Windows 10/8.1/7 SP1.
Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback
•Microsoft Windows 10/8/8.1/7.
CPU
Ultra HD Blu-ray
•Intel 7th generation (Kaby Lake) Core i processors and above that support the Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology.
VR Mode
•Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent.
Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback
•Blu-ray Disc playback: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz), AMD Phenom 9450 (2.10GHz).
•Blu-ray 3D playback: Intel Core i5, AMD Phenom II X4.
•TrueTheater HD** and TrueTheater 3D** for Blu-ray and HD video: Intel Core i5 (with 4 Cores), AMD Phenom II X6.
•DVD playback: Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz), Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8 GHz), AMD Fusion E-series & C-series.
Note: ** some Fox titles released from Jul. 2013 will not support TrueTheater HD or TrueTheater 3D.
4K Ultra HD with Hardware Acceleration
•Intel 3rd generation Core i5.
Note: CyberLink PowerDVD supports 4K Ultra HD video in H.264 / MP4 format at bitrates up to 60 Mbps.
VGA
Ultra HD Blu-ray
•Intel 7th generation (Kaby Lake) Core i processors integrated with Intel HD Graphics 630, Intel Iris™ Graphics 640.
Note: Ultra HD Blu-ray is supported only if a display is powered by Intel Graphics and supports HDCP 2.2. If your computer includes more than one graphics processor, Ultra HD Blu-ray is supported only on the display that is connected and powered by Intel Graphics.
VR Mode
•NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent.
Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater HD/3D Playback
•Intel HD Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT.
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.
Mainboard (Motherboard)
Ultra HD Blu-ray
•A mainboard is required which supports the Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology. The Intel SGX feature needs to be enabled in the BIOS* settings and allocated with 128 MB or above memory space.
Note: to output Ultra HD Blu-ray movies to an external display, the connection port embedded on the mainboard must support HDCP 2.2. For laptop PCs, please refer to the specification of your laptop to see if the external display connection (HDMI/DisplayPort) supports HDCP 2.2 output.
Memory
Ultra HD Blu-ray/VR Mode
•4 GB (6 GB recommended).
Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback
•Blu-ray Disc playback: 2 GB required for Windows 10, 8.1/8/7.
•DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: 1 GB required for Windows 10, 8.1/8/7
Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration
•2 GB.
Hard Disk Space
•500 MB for product installation.
Display Device
Ultra HD Blu-ray
•Display device with HDMI 2.0a/DisplayPort 1.3 or above connection interface, and must support HDCP 2.2.
•Screen resolution: Ultra HD resolution (3840 x 2160).
Note: when playing video on displays larger than Quad HD+ (or any file greater than 3300 X 1900 resolution), CyberLink PowerDVD enters a high performance mode that disables some non-essential playback features. In this mode the following features are unavailable:
•Video rotation.
•Video Scene Selector (Video mark in/out).
•Instant Preview.
•Instant Zoom (Zoom in/out).
•Dual subtitle display.
•Subtitle customization for font, color, and size.
If required, you can disable high performance mode in
video settings.
•Display connection: HDMI 2.0a/DisplayPort 1.3 or above version cable without any adapters/splitters/repeaters.
Note: to enable the High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature of Ultra HD Blu-ray movies, the display device must support the HDR display feature and 10-bit color depth display capability with an HDMI 2.0a/DisplayPort 1.4 connection interface. If your display device doesn't support the HDR feature, PowerDVD will play back the Ultra HD Blu-ray movie under Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) mode.
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.
Video Output
VR Mode
•HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2.
USB Port
VR Mode
•1x USB 2.0.
Disc Drive
•Ultra HD Blu-ray playback: optical disc drives that are certified for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback.
•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
•Required for program activation, first time play of an Ultra HD Blu-ray movie, and other online services.