For some reason, Microsoft decided to remove the DVD player from Windows Media Player on Windows 8. You can buy the full Media Center software which comes with a DVD player but why spend more money when you don't have to?
VLC is the best DVD player software for Windows 8. It's free and comes with enough features that you'll never want to use Windows Media Player again. For example, you'll get full support for common media formats such as MPEG, AVI, WMA, MP4, MOV, 3GP, OGG, Real, WAV, FLV, MXF, MIDI and SMF (for a full list see the VLC website).
VLC Media Player also supports subtitles, media tags and streaming protocols.
VLC runs on several OS: Windows, MAC, Unix, Linux, Android
Price: $0
Size: 10MB
Released: 08/2012
Type: freewareCategory: Audio&Video (Misc)
OS Support: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP and Vista, MAC, Linux, Android, Unix
Keywords: video player