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ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 6 Review

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If you're looking for the simplest possible software for playing DVDs and Blu-rays, ArcSoft's TotalMedia Theatre 6 is worth a look.

TotalMedia Theatre 6 - Start

Your first view of the video-playing application shows tiles for your media. It's a very simple, Windows 8-style user interface.

Play Controls

The play controls are extremely easy to work with. I especially like the big loop to help you move the video scrubber.

TM Remote iPhone App

TotalMedia Theatre's accompanying iPhone remote-control app is a cinch to set up, and its big buttons make it easy to navigate your video.

Settings

Once again we see the influence of Windows 8 interface techniques in this simple side panel of settings, activated by right-clicking.

3D Controls

TotalMedia Theatre had no trouble playing my 3D test material, using Nvidia's 3D Vision system.

Blu-ray Region

As with most disc-playing software, you can choose your viewing region, which will affect whether you can play certain copyrighted movies.