RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could try the PowerDVD decoder - or the sonic one I used to use -
don't know what it's like these days but always had a good rep...

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: 27 January 2009 17:49
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
>
> 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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