Vista or XP?

robyf · 2008-03-25, 15:16

Tried to find the answer on the forum with a search but no luck...

My current installation is windows xp pro + TVE3. It works very well but picture quality with dvb-s is not so high and even dvd playback is not fluid in comparison with a standalone dvd player (but this is also true with powerdvd so no mediaportal complain).

I've heard that vista (evr) performs better in term of picture quality and smoothness of playback. Is this true? Is it worth the upgrade?

Thanks

Spragleknas · 2008-03-25, 16:14

See: XP\Vista known issues With Mediaportal.
Vista vs. XP - please post your pros/cons

Lotsofjazz · 2008-03-25, 16:19

Having a Dual Core processor, overall Vista should work better, but I must say I have lots of problems since last week all of a sudden SDTV doesnt play correctly anymore. Seems to be a codec issue icw some Vista updates, but I hope that is temporary and will be solved soon.

Could also be a Graphics card issue that you have stuttering playback.. maybe a good idea to turn off Hardware acceleration and try software decoding. I had it with playback of HD material, with HW acceleration I had a lot of stutters and blocking, when I turned to software decoding, it was solved, just because my Graphics card is not as good as it should be..

lots

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-03-25, 19:59

Stuttering could well be hardware\driver related, even with my X2 proccessor and a 7900GS have had stuttering if nvidia drivers have not updated correctly (assume this also applies to ATI).

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robyf Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bolzano Age: 37 Posts: 240 Thanks: 32 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	Vista or XP? Tried to find the answer on the forum with a search but no luck... My current installation is windows xp pro + TVE3. It works very well but picture quality with dvb-s is not so high and even dvd playback is not fluid in comparison with a standalone dvd player (but this is also true with powerdvd so no mediaportal complain). I've heard that vista (evr) performs better in term of picture quality and smoothness of playback. Is this true? Is it worth the upgrade? Thanks __________________ Roby Download italian myvideos IMDB script yahoo.it Download italian myvideos IMDB script mymovies.it Visit my iPod Italian site: http://www.ipoditalia.it

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Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 6,637 Thanks: 129 Thanked 235 Times in 209 Posts Country: My System	Stuttering could well be hardware\driver related, even with my X2 proccessor and a 7900GS have had stuttering if nvidia drivers have not updated correctly (assume this also applies to ATI). __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

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Lotsofjazz Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 43 Posts: 163 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Having a Dual Core processor, overall Vista should work better, but I must say I have lots of problems since last week all of a sudden SDTV doesnt play correctly anymore. Seems to be a codec issue icw some Vista updates, but I hope that is temporary and will be solved soon. Could also be a Graphics card issue that you have stuttering playback.. maybe a good idea to turn off Hardware acceleration and try software decoding. I had it with playback of HD material, with HW acceleration I had a lot of stutters and blocking, when I turned to software decoding, it was solved, just because my Graphics card is not as good as it should be.. lots