Black Screen, Only Sound (1 Viewer)

[star_xidiam]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC3
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: Vista 32bit all updates
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 4000+
HDD: 500gb s-ata
Memory: 2gb ddr2
Motherboard: nforce 430
Video Card: gforce 6150le
Video Card Driver: 178.24
Sound Card: Raltek HD
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card:
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2. TV Card:
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2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
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MPEG2 Video Codec: mpv decoder
MPEG2 Audio Codec: mpv decoder
h.264 Video Codec: coreavd 1.8.5 pro
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: msi media live
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: the one that comes with hauppauge hvr3000 (mce remote)
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI connection with monitor Iiyama 24'' at 1900x1200 rgb 60hz

a very strange problem, everytime i open a video from mediaportal menu the screen turns black and then back on and it starts playing the video with no problem. but, if i do this process for about 4 times, the screen will turn off (like when you install new nvidia drivers... flicker) but when it comes back i can only hear the sound and i have no vid it's black. If i close mediaportal (completely exit) and open it again then i can watch vids for about 4 times before it goes black again? any suggestions?

 

[star_xidiam]

i have found that the problem disappears if i untick the option :"Use exclusive mode (avoids tearing, MP stays on top during media playback)" under the advance video renderer settings...
any suggestions?

 

[5Hundred]

Try using EVR for rendering rather than vmr9, it can be configured near the bottom of the list in the MP configuration program

 

[star_xidiam]

if i choose EVR the tearing is even worse than VMR9 without the exclusive mode setting...

 

[5Hundred]

Have you got aero enabled? EVR should have no tearing, looks great. Definitely a problem with your setup i'd say.

 

[star_xidiam]

no i don't have aero, i have disabled the eye candy in windows vista
should i enable it for the EVR to work correctly? thanks for your help.

hmmm, strange thing, when i set theme to windows vista basic there is tearing with evr (smth is broken)
but when i set theme to windows vista standar there is no tearing..

i have windows vista home basic btw

 

[5Hundred]

Having aero on makes vista run much better (quicker and smoother) on my machine, and it must be on for EVR to work

 

[star_xidiam]

so you are saying that if you have Windows Vista Home Basic you can't have EVR as renderer?.. i don't think so.
You only need .net framework 3.0 i think.

 

[5Hundred]

Nope never said that, but if you want EVR without tearing you need aero on, and if you want hardware accleleration of graphics you need vista. Although you can run EVR under XP their will be no hardware acceleration. All of this information is available elsewhere, have a read.

 

[star_xidiam]

ok forget the EVR renderer, could some mod focus on the VMR black screen problem? i have uploaded the logs.. thank you