It seems crazy, but for some reason it's taken PowerDVD until its sixteenth iteration to include a dedicated TV mode. Taking a leaf from other HTPC interfaces that have come before it -- including Boxee and Windows Media Center -- PowerDVD's TV Mode offers an horizontally scrolling interface designed to be used in conjunction with the PowerDVD Remote for Android or iOS, or a mouse.
But TV Mode is merely the first item in PowerDVD's bag of tricks. The software can also stream Blu-rays (and regular digital video files) to your Chrome cast, Roku or Apple TV. The "Play To" feature currently supports 4K content (it will down convert to a 1080p TV) and the company says it is working on streaming 4K Blu-ray discs. Native support for YouTube and Vimeo is on board, too.
The system currently supports DVD and Blu-ray, and a Cyber Link representative confirmed to me that the software will support 4K Blu-ray once PC hardware becomes available.
-cnet-
