I've been using an AMD Athlon-based (HD3200 onboard graphics) Win 7 X86 based Media Centre with a BlackGold BGT3620 tuner with no problems for years, and then broke the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' rule!
I'm now running an AMD Trinity A8 5600K in a Asrock FM2A75 Pro4 A75 motherboard, and have installed Windows 7 x64. Media Centre runs very well, but I'm having real problems playing back HD recordings made on Freeview (DVB-T2). When we try to play the recordings through Media Centre, they usually work for a short period (seconds to sometimes minutes), and then lock up with a black screen. Locking up can also be brought on immediately by trying to skip or change the volume.
If it assists anyone with diagnosis, I've noticed a couple of unusual things about the problem:
- When the freeze happens, I can still alt-tab to the desktop, and then close Media Centre.
- When the freeze happens, the screen is black, but if I try to use the remote, I can hear navigation sounds, as if Media Centre has returned to the Main Menu.
- I can play the same recordings (wtv files) on the same PC in Windows Media Player without any problems!
I originally had the Shark Codec Pack and x64 extensions installed, but I've tried removing them and the problem is the same. I don't know if it could make any difference, but the PC is part of a domain because it's connected to a Server Essentials 2012 box.
I've tried everything I can think of, short of reinstalling the entire machine. Can anyone help?
PS. I would add that I'm most suspicious of the graphics drivers - I'm using the current Catalysts, but have tried older versions too. However, how could this be the case if WMP works, when WMC doesn't?
I'm now running an AMD Trinity A8 5600K in a Asrock FM2A75 Pro4 A75 motherboard, and have installed Windows 7 x64. Media Centre runs very well, but I'm having real problems playing back HD recordings made on Freeview (DVB-T2). When we try to play the recordings through Media Centre, they usually work for a short period (seconds to sometimes minutes), and then lock up with a black screen. Locking up can also be brought on immediately by trying to skip or change the volume.
If it assists anyone with diagnosis, I've noticed a couple of unusual things about the problem:
- When the freeze happens, I can still alt-tab to the desktop, and then close Media Centre.
- When the freeze happens, the screen is black, but if I try to use the remote, I can hear navigation sounds, as if Media Centre has returned to the Main Menu.
- I can play the same recordings (wtv files) on the same PC in Windows Media Player without any problems!
I originally had the Shark Codec Pack and x64 extensions installed, but I've tried removing them and the problem is the same. I don't know if it could make any difference, but the PC is part of a domain because it's connected to a Server Essentials 2012 box.
I've tried everything I can think of, short of reinstalling the entire machine. Can anyone help?
PS. I would add that I'm most suspicious of the graphics drivers - I'm using the current Catalysts, but have tried older versions too. However, how could this be the case if WMP works, when WMC doesn't?
