Help with dvd playback 5850

[Xarick]

Well I am having some struggles here. The video quality off this 5850 is nothing short of terrible. I am using windows 7 64bit and playing with windows media. My 8800gts gave me excellent video quality. This card does not. When I waltch a dvd 100% is tiny. So when I double click for fullscreen it is terribly grainy and a bit blurry. I tried using vlc, but it really hates this card and gives me all kinds of graphical anomolies. I really want to be able to watch dvds again, but they look so bad. I am hoping that this is not just the way ATIs video playback is.. cause that would be a deal killer for me.

 

[lopri]

If you haven't installed any codec pack or such and your Windows is clean, do the following.

1. Install the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...80-E94A-4F56-B157-5AB8109CB4F5&displaylang=en

2. Install Matroksa Splitter: http://haali.su/mkv/

3. Install AC3Filter: http://ac3filter.net/projects/ac3filter/releases

4. Reboot.

Now you can play everything under the sun using Windows Media Player or Media Player Classic - Home Cinema with good quality.

 

[lopri]

Get the latest MPC-HC here. (Non-installation version, x86)

http://www.xvidvideo.ru/2009-10-22-...inema-x86-svn-2013-----without-installer.html

 

[BTA]

Shouldn't need to install any codecs just to watch a stinkin DVD with good quality.

I'd put my sites squarely on ATI's drivers.

 

[Xarick]

Wow this graininess is driving me nuts. I have been researching hours and the only solution most have found is to chuck the ati card and go back to nvidia. However, if video playback was that poor I would suspect review sites would say something. BTW I am talking about dvd SD video.

 

[lopri]

Shouldn't need to install any codecs just to watch a stinkin DVD with good quality.

I'd put my sites squarely on ATI's drivers.

Indeed. Does video quality bad when playing DVD using WMP as well?

 

[jtvang125]

Can you post a screenshot?

Watching dvds on my 24" with about 2ft viewing distance isn't the prettiest thing. At 5ft its better but still nothing compared to HD material.

I would suggest trying MPC Home Cinema. I use it as the default player for all my videos. If you're still having issues then uninstall and reinstall the drivers.

 

[nenforcer]

Well I would make sure all Nvidia drives are completely uninstalled and then uninstall the ATI drivers and reinstall the latest ones.