Re: Video issues - I don't understand :(

Thanks JW - I will look at this overthe weekend.

If all else fails I will re-flash the older mobo BIOS to see if it resolves
things

"JW" wrote:

> I missed the point about when your problem you are correct it appears to be
> a decoder or decoder interface problem. Have you tried the recenly
> released 77.79 drivers for you graphics card? There have been several MCE
> fixes in thre driver releases that come after after the 72.14 drivers and
> you might also want to be sure you have the latest Hauppauge MCE drivers.
> Another possibility is that the problem is Audio card related,however, this
> is a long shot but has sometimes the cause of strange MCE video problems.
> So you might want to check its driver also.
> Since the problem occured after a BIOS update you might also want to be sure
> their is no IRQ sharing between the component involved when playing recorded
> TV.
> "Digger" <Digger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1DF5D988-5750-4300-946C-89C910A103CF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks JW... but the version I have installed is the one I downloaded from
> > the Nvidia site this week - I also get the same error with the PureVideo
> > decoder, so I am sure its not something as subtle as a deliberate bug.
> > Also
> > as I said, it only happens after rewinding or fast forwarding the show!!
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> You are making the assumption that NVIDIA did not place an absolute end
> >> expiration date into the trial release you are using and that anybody can
> >> just keep reinstalling an old trial release every time they rebuild a
> >> system. This approach is conttrary do almost all trial releases by
> >> software
> >> manufacutres. Normally they release a trial release with a both a short
> >> time expiration date such as 30 or 60 days and also with a long time
> >> expiration date that disables it a couple of months after they do not
> >> expect
> >> to be making available for download.
> >> For Example NVIDIA had a new 60 day trial Decoder release available this
> >> summer which they stated they would allow people to download up to the
> >> end
> >> of July. Obviously since the 60 day eval period after downloading would
> >> expire by the end of September anybody sitll trying to use this release
> >> would have errors.
> >> I don't remember when NVIDIA stopped makeing the .150 decoder release
> >> available for a a free download eval but I believe that it was many
> >> months
> >> ago and the only way you could get it to work on a rebuilt system would
> >> be
> >> to have backdated the rebuilt system install date and clock to about the
> >> time that you downloaded the 30 day trial.
> >>
> >> "Digger" <Digger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:87879E9C-1105-4DE8-90AC-D57F93F1362B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Thanks for the ideas, but I can rule that out as I have the full
> >> > version
> >> > of
> >> > the Nvidia decoder and the problem remains the same - however I have
> >> > only
> >> > installed the trial version, but it is only about 10 days old on a
> >> > fresh
> >> > rebuild - from a formatted hard disk.
> >> >
> >> > What I have noticed is that the nVidia decoder which I installed about
> >> > 6
> >> > months ago worked fine - I am wondering of the current version
> >> > available
> >> > from
> >> > their website (also the PureVideo decoder) is not as good with my
> >> > setup.
> >> > Unfortunately I dont have a copy of the version I downloaded
> >> > originally.
> >> >
> >> > Do you agree that this appears to be an Mpeg decoder issue? I cant
> >> > imagine
> >> > what else it could be.
> >> >
> >> > "Jaime" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Good point JW, I didn't notice that digger had the system working at
> >> >> one
> >> >> time and then it stopped, that's probably the first thing he should
> >> >> check.
> >> >> --
> >> >> James
> >> >> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
> >> >>
> >> >> "JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:O8zROGFyFHA.1456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > Other users who reported the problem you have found out that it was
> >> >> > caused
> >> >> > by their 30 day trial version have expired. They solved the problem
> >> >> > by
> >> >> > purcasing the product.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Digger" <Digger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:28980A26-0A5F-4ED9-853B-1F20F4B79716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >> Hi - I have posted details on this problem before but still got no
> >> >> >> satisfactory answer. My biggest problem is not really knowing which
> >> >> >> part
> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> the system is causing the problem....
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> From a fresh install on my HTPC (OEM self-build) I get an error
> >> >> >> whenevr I
> >> >> >> try to watch a recorded show or Live TV saying that the "Decoder
> >> >> >> Error -
> >> >> >> The
> >> >> >> video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed. Please
> >> >> >> resart
> >> >> >> Media Center and/or the computer." At this point I have already
> >> >> >> installed
> >> >> >> Nvidia Pure Video trial version. So I now install WinDVD 7 trial
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> error clears up. Using Deccheck it shows the nVidia as a compatible
> >> >> >> DVD
> >> >> >> decoder and works OK if I set it as the default choice. However as
> >> >> >> soon
> >> >> >> as I
> >> >> >> remove the WinDVD trial decoder the "Decoder Error" message comes
> >> >> >> back.
> >> >> >> So I
> >> >> >> am guessing that the nVidia decoder is actually not compatible with
> >> >> >> MCE
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> relies on some component of WinDVD to work!!!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Once this problem is confirmed & resolved I am guessing that this
> >> >> >> next
> >> >> >> problem is likely to disappear - when I am watching anything live
> >> >> >> or
> >> >> >> recorded, if I pause video and then un-pause it works fine. BUT...
> >> >> >> if
> >> >> >> I
> >> >> >> pause, rewind/fast forward then try to continue the video playback
> >> >> >> freezes
> >> >> >> and to continue I have to press the stop button then select resume
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> continues OK. This in itself is only a minor problem but none the
> >> >> >> less
> >> >> >> very
> >> >> >> annoying.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Any help greatly appreciated.
> >> >> >
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