RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good point, - I am using Asus EPU, normally set to medium power
saving...

I found the vsync setting you mentioned, I turned it to "force
on" in
the global settings, and then checked under the application specific
settings, where as you say, there is indeed an item for windows media
centre, and it shows as using the global setting (force on). A quick
check with the opening sequence of Apocalypto shows the tear is most
definitely still there.

I also had a quick check into the nvidia control panel tip text, & it
"suggests" the multi-display optimisation really only counts when
running dual-view mode. Clone mode is still only really generating one
display, it just routes it to both outputs... Happy to try anything to
fix it though, so I'll give that a go later....

I want to try another DVD decoder, just to eliminate possibilities if
nothing else, trouble is, Media Centre is pretty sensitive to these
changes, and is just as likely to barf completely...

Cheers.

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 27 January 2009 17:40
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
>
> Another thing to check is power saving modes - are you using the ASUS
> EPU-6 app etc by any chance (not sure if supported on your board or
> not)- if so, try setting everything to max performance just for the
> tests (if you've not done so already).
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 27 January 2009 17:37
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
> >
> > > Not sure how, where, or even IF I can set vsync.. - Note
that I'm
> not
> > > using the nVidia decoder, since Vista ultimate includes an
MPEG-2
> > > decoder in the OS, and I've no idea if or where there are
any
> > tuneable
> > > parameters for that... - or is it just in the forceware
driver?
> >
> > There's a VSync option in the nVidia control panel - but as I
said,
> > it's normally used to set this option on/off for 3D apps, so may
not
> > help - worth a punt though. It's in the "manage 3D
settings" tab -
> apps
> > can set this themselves though and overwrite the global setting.
> nVidia
> > control panel (latest) also allows app specific settings. In fact
> mine
> > has default settings for media player and media center - sounds
like
> it
> > could be an option to check :)
> >
> > Setting to on can cause a drop in framerate though.
> >
> > nVidia control panel (at least in mine) also has settings for
multi-
> > display acceleration - worth looking at too.
> >
> > >
> > > I haven't tried running only 1 screen yet, - I guess I
should,
> > although
> > > I'd be annoyed if that turned out to be the reason/cure... -
I
> really
> > > do
> > > need both screens, since the PC is in Node 0 & the
plasma is in
the
> > > lounge... Also, my previous media server, which was based on
less
> > > powerful hardware (6600 GPU, Pentium CPU etc.) did all of
this
just
> > > fine.. - the difference of course was that being XP based,
it was
> > > running Cyberlink DVD software for the decoder...
> >
> > But worth it regardless to see if it's performance related or not
> > possibly.
> >
> > Oh, and you certainly can install other DVD decoders although
I've
> seen
> > problems in the past with multiple decoders installed - no way to
> tell
> > windows which one to use - or at least there wasn't when I last
> > looked...
> >
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