PLEASE HELP, MY DVD PLAYBACK IS CHOPPPY!!!!!!!!!!!

[netwokingrockz]

My dvd playback is very choppy. I don't have any money to go buy new crap so I was hoping there were some tweaks or something. Here are my specs:

P II - 300
160 Meg Ram
8x dvd drive with dma enabled through windows
Voodoo 3 3000

Please give me any suggestions. I use windvd but I can get any dvd player if there is another I should use.

Thank you
mike

 

[Stealth1024]

Check out my question a few posts down. I solved the problem by enabling DMA on the DVD drive and by installing the latest drivers.

 

[Eug]

Stealth, he already activated DMA for the DVD-ROM drive.

Enable DMA for your hard drive too, not just your DVD-ROM. Failing that, get a new CPU. Your Voodoo 3 has no significant DVD assist, and really a PII 300 needs something like an ATI Rage 128 with Motion Compensation and iDCT in order to function properly.

 

[Comp10]

Your CPU is on the slow side, so its going to be hard if not impossible to get smooth DVD playback. However, I would suggest that you try using Cinemaster, generaly speaking its the best for slower CPUs.

 

[netwokingrockz]

Thank you for the feedback guys, I will keep you posted

 

[Packet]

If you don't want to shell out the cash for a new CPU
you could get a realmagic DVD Decoder. They are only around $50, and have good image quality and run fine on a P166 (I know, I have tried . That way if you ever decided to hook your DVD Player up to a TV you would have the perfect card to do it.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

He could o/c his cpu, maybe get it to 450/100.

 

[Eug]

Yeah, a Hollywood DVD decoder is a good option for low $$$.

However, if he gets a new CPU, everything is faster. It's unlikely he'll get a PII 300 to 450 even if his motherboard allows voltage tweaking or he does the pin-taping trick. But for the CPU upgrade I'm assuming you have PC-100 RAM.

You can probably upgrade to a PII 450, or maybe PIII 500 Katmai or something depending on the mobo. If you're really lucky you might even be able to get a Celemine 566@850.

 

[tjll11a]

Dvd Decoder works great

 

[slatt01]

Your spec does look underpowered.

Check here for good advise, or get a graphics card that has iDCT or motion compensation. A Hollywood Plus or a clone ( I have a Golden Melody DVD kit) would be a better choice.