- Jul 12, 2004
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hey all, finally got my first htpc up and running with a 40" samsung lcd over hdmi. Here is my system specs:
asus m3n78-vm (nvidia 8200 chipset)
athlon 64 5000+ BE (2.6ghz ---> 3.0ghz)
4gb memory @ 1066 dual channel
8500gt pcie- video card (running in hybrid sli)
vista ultimate sp1 (32bit)
I am trying to play various 720p and 1080p mkv files through media player classic using either coreavc 1.9.5 or ffdshow. 720p is no problem. At 1080p, I get alot of variation; some play fine without a hiccup, some skip here and there, some have severe a/v sync issues, etc.
So, here are a few questions:
Can 1080p files be played back using hardware acceleration? If not, would upgrading my cpu to a quad, or faster dual core cpu be helpful?
If there a way to tell the bitrate of the audio and video for an mkv file through media player classic, or other? I am just curious so I can see at what bitrate does playback start crapping out.
Is it possible to play back mkv through the latest powerdvd, or use the powerdvd filters to process the mkvs? I cant seem to playback mkv files through powerdvd, which I thought was weird.
Thanks, really appreciate any feedback here.
EDIT: I forgot to mention something important, when playing 1080p files that stutter, my cpu is around 50%, but nothing higher. This is why it was confusing to me whether I need more powerful cpu, hardware decoding, or possibly the codecs on the system are messed up/conflict.
asus m3n78-vm (nvidia 8200 chipset)
athlon 64 5000+ BE (2.6ghz ---> 3.0ghz)
4gb memory @ 1066 dual channel
8500gt pcie- video card (running in hybrid sli)
vista ultimate sp1 (32bit)
I am trying to play various 720p and 1080p mkv files through media player classic using either coreavc 1.9.5 or ffdshow. 720p is no problem. At 1080p, I get alot of variation; some play fine without a hiccup, some skip here and there, some have severe a/v sync issues, etc.
So, here are a few questions:
Can 1080p files be played back using hardware acceleration? If not, would upgrading my cpu to a quad, or faster dual core cpu be helpful?
If there a way to tell the bitrate of the audio and video for an mkv file through media player classic, or other? I am just curious so I can see at what bitrate does playback start crapping out.
Is it possible to play back mkv through the latest powerdvd, or use the powerdvd filters to process the mkvs? I cant seem to playback mkv files through powerdvd, which I thought was weird.
Thanks, really appreciate any feedback here.
EDIT: I forgot to mention something important, when playing 1080p files that stutter, my cpu is around 50%, but nothing higher. This is why it was confusing to me whether I need more powerful cpu, hardware decoding, or possibly the codecs on the system are messed up/conflict.