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<blockquote data-quote="Krumlov11" data-source="post: 76154" data-attributes="member: 24549">I found the following about MCE at <a href="http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/buyingguides/WindowsMCE2005part1.php" target="_blank">http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/buyingguides/WindowsMCE2005part1.php</a>Another big advantage of MCE2005 is the avoidance of tearing of video frames. One of the disadvantages of HTPCs over consumer video equipment is the lack of synchronization between video frames and video display refresh rates. This is particularly noticeable when displaying high resolution video. MCE2005 uses a customised allocator presenter over VMR9 (Video Mixing Renderer 9, the most advanced renderer in DirectX 9) to avoid visible tearing.So I am still hoping the guys will solve whatever is causing the freezing when &quot;Exclusive directx&quot; is checked. I also found in the FAQ here: <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-4138da6862d8f01565f940f3abdce422d496d64f" target="_blank">http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-4138da6862d8f01565f940f3abdce422d496d64f</a> a suggestion to set the Vsynch (which I assume is the vertical refresh rate) to a multiple of 25 (for PAL) but that didn't really fix it. From my reading ensuring the VSYNCH flag is set in the video card should fix it. THis causes the video card to wait until the monitor responds that it has drawn the previous frame before another is sent but I can't seem to find out to ensure that is the case. The setup has the option under 3D applications and I have set that ON but I don't think it has made much difference. Again I am using a Gigabyte 7300GT I am thinking of trying my Leadtek 6600GT from my other computer. Does anyone know if this might make a difference?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krumlov11, post: 76154, member: 24549"] I found the following about MCE at [url]http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/buyingguides/WindowsMCE2005part1.php[/url] Another big advantage of MCE2005 is the avoidance of tearing of video frames. One of the disadvantages of HTPCs over consumer video equipment is the lack of synchronization between video frames and video display refresh rates. This is particularly noticeable when displaying high resolution video. MCE2005 uses a customised allocator presenter over VMR9 (Video Mixing Renderer 9, the most advanced renderer in DirectX 9) to avoid visible tearing. So I am still hoping the guys will solve whatever is causing the freezing when "Exclusive directx" is checked. I also found in the FAQ here: [url]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-4138da6862d8f01565f940f3abdce422d496d64f[/url] a suggestion to set the Vsynch (which I assume is the vertical refresh rate) to a multiple of 25 (for PAL) but that didn't really fix it. From my reading ensuring the VSYNCH flag is set in the video card should fix it. THis causes the video card to wait until the monitor responds that it has drawn the previous frame before another is sent but I can't seem to find out to ensure that is the case. The setup has the option under 3D applications and I have set that ON but I don't think it has made much difference. Again I am using a Gigabyte 7300GT I am thinking of trying my Leadtek 6600GT from my other computer. Does anyone know if this might make a difference? [/QUOTE]

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