Windows 7 Media Center : Setup Guide, Knowledge Base & Support - Page 52

Update : I will be offering that remote tech support. I player around with various remote desktop clients and setttled for TeamViewer, since it`s the easiest to use on the end-user part. Install and then it generates an unique ID + pass, from which i can connect fast to the machine.

The donation for remote tech support and Windows Media Center config (everything in the guide + custom settings for the user, themes bla bla) is 10$ (paypal), for the moment (probably will be 15$ but for starters 10$). Money Back if it doesn`t work out, ofcourse.

I`m also updating the software package in an hour (depends on the upload speed). This time there will be 2, 1 for x86 and one for x64. Smaller download this way.

After i`m finished i`ll create a yahoo + msn account(s) (i presume those are what most people use for IM) for contacting about support.

What do you mean by "record DTS" ? TV recording via your TV tuner ?

Update : The XBMC guide is almost finished, will probably be up tomorrow. It will be based on XBMC DS Player Rev3 1520 + ffdshow for HD bitstreaming and XBMC Dharma Beta 1 for those who have an older DTS/DD capable receiver (since i have found Dharma Beta 1 to be more bug-free than older builds, but like all XBMC builds without DS Player it can`t use ffdshow to bitstream unless you use MPC-HC as an external player)

Yes, try switching to ffdshow software decoder. The reason behind this is because you said they work fine with VLC, which does not support DXVA (well, the latest builds do but it`s not on by default). This way we can diagnose if it`s a DXVA/driver issue. Do this first.

Yup

There are several options :

If you rip to MKV both MPC-HC (as an external player) and the internal 7MC player (with Media Control) can do that this (automatic 24p playback). For TMT3 or PDVD you will need a vbs script and reclock (i have it in one of my posts, i`ll link it to you after i find it). There is also a plugin that allows you to manually change refresh rates if you wish.
But first you should see if you notice any difference between 24p and 60Hz, if the video looks smooth you don`t need to bother.

As for backing up, there are a couple of ways : MKV or Blu Ray folders/ISO. from both you will get HD audio + untouched video without loosing quality. You only loose quality when you compress, but that`s another thing. As far as video quality goes, a HD5450 get`s 179 in the HQV 2.0 tests (out of 210 max), only dedicated video processors (or the ones integrated in high end receivers) (that cost 1000$+) get ~195-200 or more. You can see a couple of screenshots from my HTPC (HD5450) here : http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...t=mpc+hc+wmp12
And on my site : http://www.htpc-central.com/2010/08/...ater-3-vs.html (scroll down to the Picture Quality section of that review)

PS: Take note that some of those screens are with Dynamic Contrast on (feature in Catalyst), so the contrast is a little off, i forgot to turn it off at that time.
Thanks for the donation, if you have any issues that can`t be resolved, PM me and we`ll see to setting up TeamViewer and resolving it

Luckily i actually have Kick-Ass , so i can test out when i get back from work today.
By default TMT3 does not disable the PrScreen button, but since the program uses Overlay, any screenshot you take will give you a black window, since the video is rendered on a different layer than the desktop.

If you want to take screenshots from TMT3, use the capture button in the control bar.

Ok, i`ll look into it when i get home from work. But i think the TrueTheater decode is propretary and not available for usage with an external player, but i may be wrong.

Anandtech had reviews with HQV testes, that`a were i got the numbers from, i`ll hook you up with a link when i get back from work. As for the PS3, i have one and PQ looks the same to me, but you may want to enable EE (edge-enhancement) in the Ati Control Center, since the PS3 by default adds a little sharpening to the image.

Yup, only stereo, and not only on motherboards, the standard itself only allows for :

multichannel DD/DTS
2.0 PCM.

Update : I added the 2 Yahoo and Microsoft Live Messanger IDs for the tech support "service"
greeneyez_mediacenter@yahoo.com
greeneyez_mediacenter@hotmail.com

And will add the skype one later.

Nope, only DD and DTS. Or HDMI (that does multichannel LPCM)

It`s possible, ffdshow can do a lot of things. I`ll look into it after i get some sleep (rough day at work) and see what i can dig up. I`ll be back in about 7-8 hours .