DVD playback slow performance and hammers hard disk (1 Viewer)

[jcbob]

TV-Server Version: RC4
MediaPortal Version: RC4
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: win XP pro
CPU Type: amd athlon 64 4000+
HDD: 750 GB WD
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: GA-K8NSC939
Video Card: ATI 9600XT
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.7
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Leadtek dtv1000S
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: leadtek dtv1000T
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Hi All,
Have installed MediaPortal 1 RC4. Almost everything seems to be working fine except for when I put in a DVD. The movie sometimes will skip or pixellate.. and I've also noticed that the hard disk gets absolutely hammered whilst playing the DVD. If I pause or stop the DVD the disk activity goes back to normal. Does anyone know what is going on here, I wouldn't have thought that DVD playback would require such intense disk use.

Is there another DVD playback plug-in/program or something I need to configure for DVD playback that i might have missed?

thanks
J

 

[Pepreal]

Some dvd players are using the IDE or SATA led if you read or write something from it

 

[hoborg]

TV-Server Version: RC4

Hi All,
Have installed MediaPortal 1 RC4. Almost everything seems to be working fine except for when I put in a DVD. The movie sometimes will skip or pixellate.. and I've also noticed that the hard disk gets absolutely hammered whilst playing the DVD. If I pause or stop the DVD the disk activity goes back to normal. Does anyone know what is going on here, I wouldn't have thought that DVD playback would require such intense disk use.

Is there another DVD playback plug-in/program or something I need to configure for DVD playback that i might have missed?

thanks
J

Try to rip your DVD to harddisk and play it from harddisk. Is ok now?
If not try different DVD decoding codec, FFDshow is realy bad to use on DVD - you can try SAF:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/codecs-external-players-55/stand-alone-filters-mediaportal-44614/

 

[sloty32]

hi,

is windowsmediaplayer working? if not its up to your hardware.
i think dma is not an issue these day in xp?