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This is just a short account on how I overcame frozen controls in powerDVD15 while running a Blu-Ray movie using an extended monitor (LCD TV screen) from my laptop. PowerDVD15 would start the movie ok but after a short time the controls would freeze. My intitial workaround was to run Task Manager (cntl-alt-del) then hit the Cancel button. This had the effect of 'resetting' powerDVD15 somehow and was enough to enable the controls again but only temporarily. I tried setting the extended monitor as the Main Desktop. It worked for a while but eventually controls would freeze up again. BTW, movies ran perfectly with the laptop screen set as the Main Display and powerDVD15 running from the laptop screen.

After awhile I finally got the thing to work. This was achieved by setting powerDVD15 to 'Cinema' mode.

So in conclusion - when running powerDVD15 from an 'extended monitor', make sure it is set to 'Cinema' mode.