Hero DVD Player for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 8, 2008

This DVD-player software provides adequate playback controls, some interesting skins, and screen-capture capability, but it doesn't really beat the competition. Due to some translation difficulties, the installation is a bit mysterious. We went with the defaults and everything worked fine. The default skin is sleek and includes a button that lets you cycle through all the skins available, although we don't consider skin support all that important for this type of software. Hero DVD Player includes a number of features for fine-tuning picture and audio quality, and makes many of them easily accessible on the interface, including the luminance and chrominance slider controls--and you can get lost in all the options in the configuration menus. We liked that the program lets you take screen grabs from video. By default, the running time displays in the upper-right corner of the video, but it can easily be turned off. Unlike some other DVD players, Hero's fast-forwarding mutes audio. Also, we found no menu button in the interface, a serious oversight. More technical videophiles will like the range of control Hero gives you over how video displays, but many of the program's features will be lost on casual users.

Hero DVD Player for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 13, 2006

Latest update: November 8, 2008

Version: 3.0.8

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 638,933

Downloads Last Week: 3

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User Reviews

2.4/5

20 User Votes

Easy to use and fun.
choppsawOctober 4, 2010
Pros
everything.
Cons
I did not find anything yet.
Summary
Very good and easy and quick.
its good for playing scratched and corrupt dvd files
sajib801November 15, 2009
Pros
its good at playing many diferent type of file which media player classic, gom player, windows media player cant even play.i think its a must have cause it wont fail you to play any type of file u through at it.it also can read,play scatch dvd better
Cons
picture resolution is not that good compare to media player classic,but not that bad to be ignored.its not free.but the trial version just pause the movie after 15 minute thats it.u can use it without buying it .
Summary
i m keeping it cause i think i completes the quality of a player which can play any type of dvd file even when it is corrupted.when every known player show the error message only this player ensure me not to worry about.so i m happy with it.take care.
Dangerous Software
Tonyg1717April 30, 2009
Pros
Proves bad software can be found on CNET
Cons
Trojan Virus inside
Summary
this is bait for its trojan virus
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anhhuyckDecember 20, 2008
Pros
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Cons
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Summary
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doesn't work
roaringblacklionMay 12, 2008
Pros
tried to use but doesn't work
Cons
Summary
The Best DVD Player
okanleleApril 2, 2008
Pros
This program works like a charm. No matter how your DVD disc is scratch, it can read and give a good display quality.
Cons
The converter does not allow to select subtitle & langs.
Summary
good
nickcatterFebruary 23, 2008
Pros
easy to play
Cons
hard to download
Summary
There's TROJAN HORSE inside!!!!!!!
congee_treeSeptember 29, 2007
Pros
Cons
tat's really horrible. DO NOT DOWNLOAD like what the others have already mentioned
Summary
Microsoft spyware detected a serious trojan called HRC Trojan to Hero DVD.
shutter_windJuly 6, 2006
Pros
Cons
Beijing company has authored a serious trojan horse to accompany Hero DVD. I ran my Microsoft Spyware software and it can up with HRC Trojan. I removed the trojan and uninstalled Hero DVD.
Summary
Terrible!
clarencedinJune 2, 2006
Pros
Easy install.
Cons
Video and audio playback was fuzzy! I deleted this right away in favor of AVS player.
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Century Herosoft Computer Technology

Enjoy video playback with special playing choices and features.

Hero DVD player is a full-featured DVDs, CDs, and media file player. And it offers high-quality video, audio playback, and creates a home theater on your PC. Furthermore, it supports multiple popular formats media files like AVI, MPEG, RM, MP3, WMV, or Flash of Internet. Other powerful features such as optional skins, image capture, crash disk correcting, background playing, caption processing, broken playing, local-zoom and bookmark.

Version 3.0.8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.