I'm having a bit of a problem playing back HD DVD's on my HTPC. I don't think the problem is hardware related, but I've been unable to resolve it. I did some searching here and elsewhere and couldn't seem to find a solution. I thought someone else here might know of a solution.
Basically, power dvd seems to be dropping frames occasionally. It's most noticeable with fast movement or when the camera pans. I know it's not in the recording, as a buddy has played the same movie on his system. He noticed the problem on mine before I said anything, but he didn't notice it on his.
Anyway, the system is a hoss, and CPU usage doesn't go over 40% so I don't think that's the problem. Specs are:
Intel E4300 @ 3GHz
Asus P5W64 WS Pro (Intel 975 based)
2GB OCZ DDR2-800
MSI Geforce 7300GS w/ HDMI (550MHz GPU/800 MHz RAM)
M-Audio revolution 5.1
Western Digital 2500JD (for programs and OS)
WinXP MCE
PowerDVD 7.2 Ultra
I was originally trying to play the movies off of my media server over the gigabit network. I thought that might be the problem, so I copied the movie to the hard drive and that didn't fix the problem. I'm currently using Nvidia's 94.24 drivers.
The only thing I can think of that might be the problem is the video card. My buddy has an 8800GTX in his system. However, with a core clock of 550MHz, I think this card should be able to handle it. Task manager isn't indicated that I am maxing out the CPU by any means, either (40% CPU usage max during playback).
Any tips are appreciated. So far, PowerDVD is the only program I can get to playback HD-DVDs at all. If there are any others that work better, let me know.
Thanks,
Tristan
Basically, power dvd seems to be dropping frames occasionally. It's most noticeable with fast movement or when the camera pans. I know it's not in the recording, as a buddy has played the same movie on his system. He noticed the problem on mine before I said anything, but he didn't notice it on his.
Anyway, the system is a hoss, and CPU usage doesn't go over 40% so I don't think that's the problem. Specs are:
Intel E4300 @ 3GHz
Asus P5W64 WS Pro (Intel 975 based)
2GB OCZ DDR2-800
MSI Geforce 7300GS w/ HDMI (550MHz GPU/800 MHz RAM)
M-Audio revolution 5.1
Western Digital 2500JD (for programs and OS)
WinXP MCE
PowerDVD 7.2 Ultra
I was originally trying to play the movies off of my media server over the gigabit network. I thought that might be the problem, so I copied the movie to the hard drive and that didn't fix the problem. I'm currently using Nvidia's 94.24 drivers.
The only thing I can think of that might be the problem is the video card. My buddy has an 8800GTX in his system. However, with a core clock of 550MHz, I think this card should be able to handle it. Task manager isn't indicated that I am maxing out the CPU by any means, either (40% CPU usage max during playback).
Any tips are appreciated. So far, PowerDVD is the only program I can get to playback HD-DVDs at all. If there are any others that work better, let me know.
Thanks,
Tristan