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question about hardware and watching 1080p movies

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KWellon

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hey...
I've been trying to watch 1080p movies but they stutter like crazy and it's impossible to watch. so what do you think is causing it. here's my setup:

Processor: AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE OC'd to 3Ghz
Memory: 4 GB OCZ 6400
Video: XFX GeForce 8600GT 540MHZ 256MB 1.4Ghz ddr3
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2494HM HDMI 24inch
using a DVI-d cable for connection.
using vlc for playbak

Is my video card too low end? am i using the wrong type of cable for connection? should i be using a different player?
just frustrated at this point. thanks for any advice fellas.

Wellon
 
You need the right codecs and players to take advantage of your video card. Without assistance of GPU your CPU will not be able to give smooth 1080p playback. (this is true even with E8400) Cables and the monitor shouldn't matter unless your issue is HDCP/DRM.

What movies are you trying to watch? If you're trying to watch Blu-Ray disc, your player should have taken care of GPU acceleration part automatically. If it's an encoded clip, it's important that you have the right (up-to-date) codec. As for player, I find MPC-HC is pretty good at self-detecting GPU acceleration although you can do it manually (can become very complicated).
 
Thanks lopri. So would you think MPC-HC would be better than VlC using gpu acceleration? Also does all this work with divx?
 
Check out the Combined Community Codec Pack, should have everything you need:

http://cccp-project.net/

edit - of course this is taking into account that everything else is setup correctly with the correct/latest drivers installed etc.
 
I use to have video lag behind sound when playing them on vlc player and kmplayer. Don't anymore ever sense upgrading from 4 GB to 8 GB of ram! Then again my ram usage just at bootup most of the time is 1.9 to 2.2 GB. Can be even higher if I keep a game running in the background. I know it is best to not have games and a high quality video running at the same time but it works well. The only problem I ever had is when running two games at once and trying to play a high quality video. Though I rarely have two games open at once still it could happen.

My next test is playing Blu Ray movies with vlc player and kmplayer!
 
Originally posted by: Mogadon
Check out the Combined Community Codec Pack, should have everything you need:

http://cccp-project.net/

edit - of course this is taking into account that everything else is setup correctly with the correct/latest drivers installed etc.
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This codec pack should allow for most hd playback needs.

As others have said, as long as everything is set up correctly and you have the right drivers for your hardware, your specs should be fine for 1080p playback.
 
Originally posted by: KWellon
hey...
I've been trying to watch 1080p movies but they stutter like crazy and it's impossible to watch. so what do you think is causing it. here's my setup:

Processor: AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE OC'd to 3Ghz
Memory: 4 GB OCZ 6400
Video: XFX GeForce 8600GT 540MHZ 256MB 1.4Ghz ddr3
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2494HM HDMI 24inch
using a DVI-d cable for connection.
using vlc for playbak

Is my video card too low end? am i using the wrong type of cable for connection? should i be using a different player?
just frustrated at this point. thanks for any advice fellas.

Wellon
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Use Core AVC codecs, and use KMplayer or media player classic, and make sure you are using the CoreAVC as decoders in the KMp and MPc, vlc is crap for 1080
 
Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
Do you need PureVideo for full hardware acceleration on the 8600gt ??
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I believe latest MPC-HC will provide DXVA support for all codecs supported by your gpu.
For decoding in software you might like to try ffdshow-mt.
 
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