Cox's new MPEG-4/H.264 channels + Intel Video 2000 + Ceton = black screen? - Page 3

I see that there is a new Driver available, it was not there last time I checked.

Product Detected Intel® Processor Graphics 3000
Current Driver Installed 8.15.10.2696
Newer Driver Available: 15.26.12.64.2761 (8.15.10.2761)

I guess I will have to get another CableCARD and try again. I used my HDHomeRun Prime CC in my new TiVo Elite/XL4 last month.

I am not holding my breath tough.
Edited by Bryan_CoxPHX - 8/19/12 at 2:11pm

I believe 2761 has been out since June 21 on Intel's downloadcenter. But it seems to take a while for various other indices to pick up changes.

Has anyone tried this new Intel Driver to see if the Cox MPEG-4 (H.264) Plus Pak channels will now display?
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22083

I do not currently have a CableCARD for my Tuner, But might get one if the issue is resolved. Thanks.

Release Notes:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22083/eng/releasenotes_gfx_2875-64.pdf

I haven't yet... waiting for a hard drive to back things up first (needed the space for recordings) and/or try another clean install just in case I decide to believe Eric who says it must be something else on my end blocking it since his laptop can play h.264 as well as handle protected content, though I don't think he realizes its the combination of the 2 on the cox plus pack channels that messes it up.

Right now I don't feel like spending $100 for 2TB or $120 for 3TB when on Friday it will be $64/$99 or less - hopefully the fry's deals will be better. Will definitely try by the end of next weekend. I noticed my windows update wanted to install wddm 1.2 updates for the intel graphics this week but since I don't have anything hooked up to the intel graphics I passed.

I'll also try it in Windows 8 to see if it makes a difference.
Edited by signcarver - 11/17/12 at 8:50pm

I asked Eric at one point if he had ever tested on a Cox system using H.264, He said No, there were no Cox markets being tested. Considering there is No report of them working with Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000, as much as I respect Eric, He is wrong in this case. The channels do work fine on my laptop too, but my laptop is using Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family Graphics and it is not an i3/5/7 CPU.

Newer driver is out, is this working for anyone with 2nd Gen HD Graphics 2000/3000. Still no luck for me.

Product Detected - Intel Processor Graphics 3000
Current Driver Installed - 9.17.10.2932
Date: 12/18/2012

Driver Package version 15.28.12.64.2932 (9.17.10.2932) for Windows 7

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22375&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%207%20%2864-bit%29*&DownloadType=%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09Drivers%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09

Did not work for me for 2000/3000... With windows 8 and my laptop's hd4000 (i7-3517U), I have no problems with h.264 channels but did have problems on same machine running windows 7 (did this early January so it may not have been latest driver). . Tried windows 8 with my desktop and hd2000 and had no luck with 12./18/2012 driver.

Was this ever resolved or is the case that a discrete video card is required?

There isn't any new driver released since. So the last post on this issue stands (2/25/13).

There is a new hd4000 driver...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HD-4000-OpenCL-Drivers-Power-Consumption-Increased-Performance,21763.html#xtor=RSS-998

It has not been released yet. We will see what the new driver brings us.

New drivers have been posted - version 15.31.3.3071(9.17.10.3071) but only for HD GFX 4000/2500.
Edited by darekd - 4/4/13 at 11:30am

If you are going to go with nVidia, look for one with 96 or more CUDA cores.

I use this one quite successfully and recommend it if you are on a budget. Otherwise a GTX 660 or so would be a good choice to take full advantage of all madVR has to offer for local content playback. These get quite spendy though.

BTW, a video card is considered part of the protected playback path so changing it will most likely require resetting your DRM usage rights. Try to watch as much copy protected content before making the switch.
Edited by Sammy2 - 4/23/13 at 4:58am

I can now confirm the latest Intel driver for HD4000 IGP on Windows 8 works for H.264 copy-protected channels (using the Cox 3D channel for testing which is H.264 and copy-once confirmed via 411-info). The older HD graphics on 1st Gen Core i5 still not working (there is no new drivers for it).

I can also confirm that the Windows 8 WMC key MS given out for free last year still works even though MS claims that it must be used before 1/31/2013.

Thanks OP for pointing out that Cox 3D channel is H.264 copy-protected. In my area, it is channel 896 and its content is seasonal. Last year, it is London Olympics. Now, it is ESPN 3D.

That was my experience that hd4000 under windows 8 now works, at first only the hd4000 of my laptop worked not my desktop... none that I have tried worked under windows 7 (I believe there is one newer version out that I have not tried) I will retry again in May when I have a month "off" to play around with it a little more. I have not tried HD2500 in quite awhile as I don't have one but occasionally one gets brought to me for repair. I have not got HD2000 or 3000 to work but I should be able to try latest drivers on this again in May for both win7 and win8 (hopefully as my keys for win 8 are running out)

The latest driver (15.31) for HD4000/2500 are for both Windows 7 and 8.

Thanks. I have been looking at an i3 nuc, paired with the upcoming sd 4 cablecard with h264 hardware encoding. Nice to know this issue has been resolved with the latest drivers.