ah ha perfect! thanks dude i knew there was a solution!
however a gt220 seems about right on for the htpc ...and considering my MP PC is a quad core it already has plenty of grunt
if i were to get into gaming on this PC id want a decent GPU...however...again..when i tried my 285gtx the case wouldnt close...lol....
i think...
ah ha perfect! thanks dude i knew there was a solution!
however a gt220 seems about right on for the htpc ...and considering my...
Yo!
Im thinking of getting a new graphics card at the moment for my system (see pictures of my mobo in my sig below).. currently...
Ok, I got the Asus AH-3450 installed. Works fine.
Windows wouldn't load a bundled driver for it. Instead of loading the old Catalyst drivers on the CD, I went to the Asus website and downloaded the v8.62 driver pack.
However, I can't figure out why Encrypted DVDs still play in MP. They play in Windows Media Player also (this is...
Ok, I got the Asus AH-3450 installed. Works fine.
Windows wouldn't load a bundled driver for it. Instead of loading the old...
Looks like the ATI x800xl in my brother's MediaPortal box died. I get no video at all (at BIOS boot or otherwise), but other than...
Hi,
Just switched from a NVIDIA card to the Matrox M9148. Unfortunately MediaPortal won't start anymore:
'Switching to the reference rasterizer, etc'
followed by
'Warning: Nothing will be rendered. The reference rendering device was selected, but.. etc'
I'm not sure what these messages mean, according to the specs the...
Hi,
Just switched from a NVIDIA card to the Matrox M9148. Unfortunately MediaPortal won't start anymore:
'Switching to the...
Hi,
Just switched from a NVIDIA card to the Matrox M9148. Unfortunately MediaPortal won't start anymore:
'Switching to the...
Owlsroost
THANKS! after working through that great info I was able to get the PC to recognize 5.1 and 7.1 with all the formats and frequencies I needed and then some as I forced the system to see a different receiver then what I own. I will be bookmarking that for future reference.
Owlsroost
THANKS! after working through that great info I was able to get the PC to recognize 5.1 and 7.1 with all the formats and...
Hey, I know this isn't the best place to post this but after trying other general/ATi forums with 0 replies I am at a loss.
I just...
I would not have a clue regarding this, might be a bit overkill for what we need as main comments from Dev tourettes are all DX9EX related, maybe he will comment more!!
I would not have a clue regarding this, might be a bit overkill for what we need as main comments from Dev tourettes are all DX9EX...
Hi
I think my GF8600 GT is dying on me... Sometimes i get horrible pixelation and tearing on eveything (even basic win7 with no...
I checked the settings in MP and it is on ffdshow DXVA and VMR9. I also checked the cpu while playing a HD movie (x264 mkv) and it is almost 0%. Also I know when it is using the gpu, because the PIV cpu is too slow to do decent hd playback.
I have no idea why it works with VMR9 and not with EVR, but I am not complaining, it works...
I checked the settings in MP and it is on ffdshow DXVA and VMR9. I also checked the cpu while playing a HD movie (x264 mkv) and it...
Hi!
I currently have a PIV3.2 ghz / silent NVIDIA 8600GT HTPC running and DXVA is also running fine.
I would like to upgrade...
That's exactly what I think as well - that's why I've left it on 8.12 all this time. I'd only go to a newer driver if there was some advantage to be had.
Rob
That's exactly what I think as well - that's why I've left it on 8.12 all this time. I'd only go to a newer driver if there was...
When I put my HD4550 in my MP machine a year or so ago I installed version 8.12 of the driver because there were various people on...
As far as I know, none of the current Nvidia cards support bitstreaming of HD audio formats (ie TruHD), which is the advantage of the current ATI cards (5xxx). Both cards however can decode to 8 channel LPCM, which is lossless and theoretically the exact same quality. The difference lies in whether the computer decodes or your...
As far as I know, none of the current Nvidia cards support bitstreaming of HD audio formats (ie TruHD), which is the advantage of...
Oy Mates
I have the past few days been trying to find out what my next new mediacentre gfx should be.
Currently my setup is...
You might be able to set the preferred output to VGA in your BIOS. I believe there's a setting for that on my ATI IGP motherboard, so it's worth a look.
You might be able to set the preferred output to VGA in your BIOS. I believe there's a setting for that on my ATI IGP motherboard...
I have NVidia 9500 configured in clone mode for:
VGA port - touch screen;
DVI port - regular TV;
Previously the same configuration...
Thanks for the comment and that IS encouraging. As you mention, we put different things in place and never remove them - I've been trying to come up with a robust basic system, I built a new HTPC (see My System) and am trying to NOT load it up with a bunch o' plug-ins, codecs, and the such in an attempt to use MediaPortal in its...
Thanks for the comment and that IS encouraging. As you mention, we put different things in place and never remove them - I've been...
My Motherboard was broken, so I've bought a new one. The new board has ATI HD 4200 onboard (memory from RAM). I also have Asus...
I too have Win7 configured close but am using HDMI to my PJ. I'm running CCC 10.3 and although it always detects the HDMI input (when I switch on the A/V receiver & PJ) it's the HDMI audio - I get a popup stating something about an HDMI-to-DVI and that I have no audio device connected. So far I find a reboot is necessary to resolve...
I too have Win7 configured close but am using HDMI to my PJ. I'm running CCC 10.3 and although it always detects the HDMI input...
Hi guys,
Posted this on some ATI forums but haven't had a lot of joy. I have a HD4200 on my ASUS mobo. Currently I have an epson...
Hello gentlemen,
Here is my config :
Asrock ION330 connected to an Optoma projector thru HDMI and to a XVGA touch screen LCD display thru D-Sub.
When both the projector and the lcd display are on, all is fine.
If I turn the projector off, the display disapears from the system and the LCD screen becomes the only known display...
Hello gentlemen,
Here is my config :
Asrock ION330 connected to an Optoma projector thru HDMI and to a XVGA touch screen LCD...
Hello gentlemen,
Here is my config :
Asrock ION330 connected to an Optoma projector thru HDMI and to a XVGA touch screen LCD...
I am running Win7 64 bit. HDTV is Sony KDL-52XBR6. Screen resolution is set to 1920x1080. Yes, I have Aero desktop is enabled.
I don't have overscan issues. How you set 1:1 pixel mapping? On my Sony, I have the Display Area set to “Full Pixel" Is that it?
Thanks,
Dan
I am running Win7 64 bit. HDTV is Sony KDL-52XBR6. Screen resolution is set to 1920x1080. Yes, I have Aero desktop is enabled...
Which driver version and why?
So what I would like to know is what Nvidia hardware you have and which driver you are using with...
I still couldn't figure out how to change the codecs xbmc uses...
But I installed MPC-HC configured xbmc to use an external player, and it works.
At the moment it won't play back iso files yet (dunno how to mount them). I'd love to find out if I can change the "embedded" player in xbmc, or if changing the codecs could be...
I still couldn't figure out how to change the codecs xbmc uses...
But I installed MPC-HC configured xbmc to use an external...
Hello,
I'm trying to run Mediaportal on Windows 7. My videocard is a Matrox Parhelia, which is listed in the hardware...
Is this card good for media portal? Is it well supported? I have T-Com IPTV STB with HDMI output. I want to use it in media portal. If anyone has experience with this card?
Is this card good for media portal? Is it well supported? I have T-Com IPTV STB with HDMI output. I want to use it in media portal...
Hello friends,
i would like to conect my set of box to my htpc by hdmi as i did with euroconector.
How can i do it?
Which cards...
Thanks for that info - well spotted. 'Lost' monitor problems do happen on Vista as well with the recent nVidia drivers (which are basically Win 7 drivers, so have some of the same issues).
You could also try the 'devcon rescan' workaround (see the links in my sig below) to revive 'lost' monitors.
Tony
Thanks for that info - well spotted. 'Lost' monitor problems do happen on Vista as well with the recent nVidia drivers (which are...
Hi all,
I have HTPC with MSI w. NVIDIA 9800 chip. There are two DVI-outputs. I am using DVI2HDMI cable to connect card to two...
To me it looks like some manufacturers are tweaking drivers specifically for ther own cards, if I do a search on the nvidia website for my gt220, and search for previous drivers 190.45 does not show up, it is just bypassed, there are driver versions either side, but not that particular one.
Also if you read the Nvidia website driver...
To me it looks like some manufacturers are tweaking drivers specifically for ther own cards, if I do a search on the nvidia website...
I have run into a weird problem. I am running V1.02 client only on a PC running win 7 64 bit. The video card is a Gigabyte 9500 GT...
Hi all,
I've been running MP for a number of years on what is now a fairly old system. I've just got a HD Ready TV (panel res 1365x768) and am now trying to put HD content through MP.
720 mkv files generally play OK but 1080 ones struggle or just don't work.
BBC or ITV HD off satellite is currently a non starter but I've got SkyHD...
Hi all,
I've been running MP for a number of years on what is now a fairly old system. I've just got a HD Ready TV (panel res...
Hi all,
I've been running MP for a number of years on what is now a fairly old system. I've just got a HD Ready TV (panel res...
This might be interesting for those contemplating buying an ATI card.
AMD/ATi UVD with bad H.264 error concealment? - CiNcH's DVB & HTPC Blog
some more discussion here.
AMD Game Forums - ATi UVD with bad H.264 error concealment?
Seems a fix isn't high priority-.
/gibman
This might be interesting for those contemplating buying an ATI card.
AMD/ATi UVD with bad H.264 error concealment? - CiNcH's...
This might be interesting for those contemplating buying an ATI card.
AMD/ATi UVD with bad H.264 error concealment? - CiNcH's...
+1 for GT220, just bought one with a heatsink instead of fan (msi n220gt-md1gz) and it works very well! Had problems with heavy stuttering with Live-HDTV on my Geforce 8300, with GT220 it runs smooth as silk :)
+1 for GT220, just bought one with a heatsink instead of fan (msi n220gt-md1gz) and it works very well! Had problems with heavy...
Hi guys. I am from the UK.
Right now i am using the on board Intel graphics card in my Media Portal and although it plays most...
I don't run Win7 myself (I'm using Vista32), but I'd check out the DXVA capabilities of your system with DXVA Checker.
When you run it, the 'Decoder Device' tab lists the DXVA decode capabilities, the 'Processor Device' tab lists the hardware deinterlacing capabilties.
Hit the 'Check Direct Show Decoders...' button and open a video...
I don't run Win7 myself (I'm using Vista32), but I'd check out the DXVA capabilities of your system with DXVA Checker.
When you...
Hello everyone,
I have a motherboard with only a pci-e x1 slot. until now, I have a ATI 4350 videocard in it, that's linked to...