Problems using DVDMax on G400(dualhead) in Windows XP

[Jonas]

G400 (dualhead) and windows XP...

I´ve recently installed WinXP.... Now it seems that whenever i start a videofile (DVD, DivX etc.) with DVDMax enabled, the systems hangs and blanks the screen 2-3 times before starting and stopping playback - Furthermore the quality of the output on tv much worse than before installing XP - blurry and with shadows.

Im using the divX5 codec with the version 5.72 driver (also tried 5.82 and Using DivXG400 codec, with no change)

can anyone help me?

[DrP]

I've seen this behaviour or something like it on my XP machine with WMP8. Seems WMP8 for some unknown reason looks at each directshow filter 3 times before starting a playback. If I use any other player - Ion VCD player, ThePlaya etc they all start working straight away.

[ChenSoft]

Hello Jonas

What player are you using now?

What TV Standart (PAL/NTSC) ?

Chen

[Jonas]

My television is a PAL standard, and im using a composite to scart connection.

I am using both WMP8 (XP) and DivX5 Player 2.0 (The Playa) - both of them is acting funny, though The Playa only blanks the screen 1 or 2 times before playback.

Im using PowerDVD 4.0 for DVD playback - when playing DVD it doesnt blank the screen, but tv-out quality is still much worse than when I used Win2K.

Everything works fine when i turn of the DVDMax option of my G400....

Ain´t this peculiar?

[ChenSoft]

Peculiar indeed!
What about playing DivX with PowerDVD?
Try it to see if the blanking stays.

also try posting your DVDMax settings.

Chen

[Jonas]

well... been fiddling with different settings, i think i´ve been through all possible combinations...

These are the settings im currently using:
PAL TV - TVaspect 4:3 - Detect based on video source size
Scale only on page flip
Output cable: Scart - composite (but tried all other alternatives without any change)

Another question... is there any new graphics cards out there with a good TVout (except addon cards like H+ and Xcard)? - I tried the ATI Radeon 7500, but it didnt beat my G400 when comparing TVout image (at least before I installed Windows XP)

Maybe I just can´t have it all...

[Jonas]

Halleluja...

Just installed the Zoom Player... now Im back to nice and sharp G400 picture... and i guess i can live with the occasional blanking of the screen (only does it once now)...

Out goes PowerDVD...

[ChenSoft]

well good for you

I'm happy you've sort it out.
I don't use PowerDVD either.
Ravisent CinePlayer DVD 4.0 suits me the best (That is also the engine behind Matrox DVD)

Chen

[DentyCracker]

Funny enough PowerDVD worked for me (powerdvd4). ATi TV Wonder's fileplayer and TV application wouldn't show properly. What is WMP8 (except spyware and bloatware). MS have left wmp6.4 in XP. It is Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe, and loads up way faster than 8.