# DVD player needs decoder

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dvd-player-needs-decoder/154251
**Category:** random
**Created:** [July 8, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dvd-player-needs-decoder/154251 "2005-07-08T01:51:11Z")
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### Author: ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dvd-player-needs-decoder/154251/1 "2005-07-08T01:51:11Z")

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I installed a DVD player into my laptop. It says I need a decoder (player is not enough) to run a DVD. I’m clueless about which decoder I should get.