Best configuration for setup with HD2400?? (1 Viewer)

[ThaClown]

TV-Server Version: TVEngine3 Snapshot: 05-06-2007 01-22h Revision 14527
MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Revision 1.1.0
Windows Version: Windows XP, sp2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
HDD: 1.78 TB..... 4x Seagate 320GB SATA2 8mb (2 via network on work PC) and 500GB USB2 8mb Mobile MyBook
Memory: 1GB: 2x 512Mb DDR2 667MHz
Motherboard: Asus M2V-MX
Video Card: Club3D HD2400 pro lowprofile
Sound Card: Integrated
1. TV Card: Floppy FireDTV
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: BDA 4.7
MPEG2 Video Codec: FFDShow and Haali mediasplitter
MPEG2 Audio Codec: FFDShow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Casema (Cable)
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC11 black (no alot of room but it rocks)
Cooling: St. AMD Athlon64 cooler
Power Supply: Silverstone 300W-SST-LC11
Remote: Microsoft MCE remote, MCE keyboard
TV: Samsung LE40F71B FullHD (it is just amazing!! no need to go outside for movies anymore)
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

I have all HD stuff up and running and it looks amazing.
The only small problem is that when I play this one very high quality file (Planet Earth 1080P 23 GB) my system has just a little bit of jitters and stutters.
Nothing really big, and no crashes, and everything else runs perfectly.
FFDshow OSD shows a 93% CPU load, so that is the problem.

This is why I think that with a little tweaking this file should also run smoothly.
Also I am not really sure if my videocard is doing most of the work (it should since it has HD decoding right?) do I have to activate or enable this in some way?

With my setup, what would be the ideal configuration for HD playback?
Or does anybody have a very smooth HD playback system with a similar setup?

 

[Taipan]

FFDshow OSD shows a 93% CPU load, so that is the problem.

I think you will find that ffdshow does not use any hardware acceleration on your video card - hence the 93% CPU.

To take advantage of the hardware acceleration of the Club3D HD2400 pro for 1080 material, you would probably have to use the CyberLink or InterVideo decoders that are compatible with your card ....

 

[ThaClown]

Would the Cyberlink Power DVD Ultra be the best option? It looks quite good.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Cyberlink and Nvidia are the only 2 capable of HD with hardware acceleration, the Intervideo AFAIK, still had some problems with HW acceleration, if anyone has WinDVD 8 (released but work still being done on this aspect to overcome some bugs) working properly with support for this feature, please let us know your findings.

My money is on the cyberlink codec, as picture quality superb playing HD content with about 25% cpu (Athlon X4200) on a 1080p file.

 

[ThaClown]

Thanks, will try tonight

 

[ThaClown]

I tried using the Cyberlink Power DVD Ultra.
Installed it, selected as codec under video....

But the CPU load is still high (95% under Planet Earth, 38% under Band of Brothers) so something is not going right.

In Graph edit the cyberlink decoder shows not to be used.
How do I make sure it will be used?
Should I do a clean remove of all codecs and just go install FFDshow, Cyberlink, Haali Media Splitter and AC3?

Any suggestions on how to easily remove all non essential codecs and on what I should install?

 

[Taipan]

I tried using the Cyberlink Power DVD Ultra.
Installed it, selected as codec under video....

That selection only applies to MPEG2 files - what type of HD file are you trying to play?

In Graph edit the cyberlink decoder shows not to be used. How do I make sure it will be used?

For a given file type, the video decoder with the highest "merit" will be used. You probably need to use Radlight Filter Manager (google it) to change the merits of the DirectShow filters to ensure that the CyberLink one is used.

 

[ThaClown]

I have .mvk and .ts files.

I will try your suggestion thanks for the help!

 

[yatesd]

if you get a configuration working nicely please write back what and how as I am fighting with a new HD2400 and AC3 at the minute as well.


Thanks

 

[WebKnight]

Just bought the HD2400 card myself (AGP version) running XP SP2.

I'm also struggeling to get the HW decoding running. So have you guys found a solution yet?