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Which codecs for an old Pentium 4??

post #1 of 8
1/9/13 at 2:36pm
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Hí, i'm new here. xD

I found this forum trying to find a solution to my problem.

I have an old Pentium 4 witch an ATI x700 Pro Graphic card.

I've allways used k-lite codec pack to watch all my videos, included mkv's but I have seen that there are better solutions. However I don't know which one will be better for my configuration.

What do you think i have to install???

Lav filters? ffdshow? madVR whith lav filters?

Could you help me with this?


Greetings and thanks in advance
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post #2 of 8
1/9/13 at 2:41pm
The bin. An Intel G550 is $35 at Microcentre, $45 elsewhere and is twice as fast as that CPU and GPU and uses half the power.
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post #3 of 8
1/9/13 at 3:50pm
A P4 would be painfully slow as an HTPC. If you are on a budget, take Tiddle's advice but you're going to need a MoBo and some RAM and quite possibly a new HDD or SDD if you can squeeze it in. Add in the OS and you're up to $400 maybe.

If you cannot swing that does your mother board have PCIx slots or is it only AGP? If it has the former you may be able to use a newer graphicx card but I feel you'd be throwing good money after bad.

To answer your question, I recommend un-installing K-Lite and using Shark007. What OS and player are you using anyhow?
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post #4 of 8
1/9/13 at 10:47pm
I recommend you use SAF Codec pack. The unlocked version will give you access to additional codecs that might work better on older hardware.
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post #5 of 8
1/9/13 at 11:16pm
Add Radeon HD 6450 (as low as $30) that supports hardware decode acceleration for MPEG2 / VC-1 / H.264, so P4 should be good. Uninstall all codec packs. Install LAV Filters, that's all what you need, as well as MPC-HC.

But I think it's time to upgrade your system.
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post #6 of 8
1/10/13 at 2:11am
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Thanks to all. smile.gif

First i tell you, this PC is my Mom's PC which use occasionally to whatch some movies or series or some navigation on the internet, so i will not upgrade it. xD

The PC configuration is:

Pentium 4 3Ghz
X700 Pro Graphoc card Pcie
2Gb Ram
500 GB HD
S.O: Windows 8 64bit

So, should i install only Lav Filters, to reproduce all king of formats in the best quality?

I think codec packs are not the best solution.

Thanks in advance.
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post #7 of 8
1/10/13 at 2:43am
LAV Filters is the only filter set you will need (in most cases).

Your system can play most SD contents and MPEG-2 HD contents, but it can't play VC-1 / H.264 HD contents because neither CPU nor GPU can decode VC-1 and H.264 fast enough.
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post #8 of 8
1/10/13 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

LAV Filters is the only filter set you will need (in most cases).

Your system can play most SD contents and MPEG-2 HD contents, but it can't play VC-1 / H.264 HD contents because neither CPU nor GPU can decode VC-1 and H.264 fast enough.

Thanks. You're ritght, i've be able to play some HD in 720p content with normal framerate which is all i need, but 1080p files is really imposible to play normally, but it doesn't matter to me.

I'll try Lav Filters then, thanks.
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