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Title: DVD Playback
Post by: Mako on May 02, 2004, 07:49:07 pm

Hi, I was hoping someone might tell me as to why when I play a DvD w/MC it sometimes appears glitchy(Large pixelated squares, garbled audio etc).  I have updated MC and my Dvd Player(Philips DVD+RW-D28).  Media Center is quite possibly the closest thing to perfect I've ever encountered in the PC world so far, and if I can get my DvD issues resolved I will be very happy.
Thank you ahead of time
Mako

Title: Re:DVD Playback
Post by: Matt on May 03, 2004, 04:34:42 pm

MC uses the installed DirectShow filters for DVD playback, so updating your DVD filter set (from WinDVD, PowerDVD, etc.) might help.

Let us know.

Title: Re:DVD Playback
Post by: Mako on May 19, 2004, 09:02:23 pm

Sooo..The saga continues ?
I tried updating my PowerDVD4, but the Cyberlink patch wouldn't allow me to as it told me my PowerDvd was out of date(Thought that's why I was updating), so I uninstalled and installed PowerDvd 5.  Now when I even attempt to right click/play on a Dvd in the Drives and Devices area of MC it crashed to desktop.

Title: Re:DVD Playback
Post by: Mako on May 19, 2004, 09:32:36 pm

Ok, I uninstalled all Cyberlink PowerDvd versions, MC still crashed to desktop when I attempted to play a Dvd.  So I thought I'd try WinDvd Platinum Trial Version, and voila! suddenly MC plays my Dvds like mad, no distortion (audio, video or otherwise).  But a bittersweet ending-Now I am forced to watch the newest Ben Affleck movie my girlfriend rented.
I am hoping/assuming that when this trial WinDVD runs out the decoders etc will still work for MC-I am slowly but surely eliminating every other multimedia program I have(PowerDvd, Winamp, any photoviewer) in favor of Media Center.