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DVD PERFORMANCE?!!?

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by upmusic

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I am using a PC with a DVDROM Drive by Pioneer ,model 116 .When i use a DVD Movie
Player the CPU Usage at the Performance Monitor hits 100% !!!
The result is that the movies plays with picture timeouts! Human acts like robot during the Movie!
My PC's Motherboard is Manf. by EliteGroup (P6BAT-A+) and the ChipSet is from VIA!
My Video Card is Nvidia Geforce2 MX200 with 64mb but a month ago i had a Nvidia TNT2 M64 with 32mb with the same problem!
Does anyone ever heard a problem like this?!
(I have installed the newest via pack 4135)

Thanks

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by dpalsen

Knowing only a little about how DVD's work, I could guess your problem is from the system's memory. Also, you failed to say how fast your CPU is, or what DVD software you're using. These would help us to at least understand the problem further.

by cyniq

I've ran into this problem myself playing any kind of video file, I believe your problem is basically your screen size the larger the screen size the harder your comp has to work. Just use 640x480 16 bit or 32 depending on your cpu speed and vid card speed

that should take care of the problem

by upmusic

I have already tested this possibility
but didnt work!
I repeat...
CPU SPEED - PIII 500MHZ (Good enough to
play DVD)
VGA CARD - NVIDIA GEFORCE2 MX200 64MB
(This Card Supports DVD Playback)

by timthetoolman

My experience with bad DVD playing is that the software is all important.

Verify that it is in fact the DVD software alone causing the CPU problem and if possible beg, borrow or steal other software to try it out with.

At the moment WinfastDVDworks ok for me but PowerDVD(?) was ok too.

Also check to make sure you have the latest firmware for your DVD player...
...and the latest drivers from Nvidia.

I tend to agree with the guy who mentioned resolution. Too high a screen resolutionwill put excessive load on the CPU also.

Failing all that... buy a hardware decoder... :-)

Cheers,
Tim.

by upmusic

Thanks TIM
but i have tried three different
progs DVDexpress-PowerDVD (3 % 4)-WinDVD
the result is the same... I have already
installed the newest DETONATOR and the
firmware of my PIONEER 116 is the lastest (0122)
NOTHING AT ALL!
I think that the problem is with my
ELITEGROUP P6BAT-AP Motherboard and the
IDE controller that this Board has!
ANY OTHER IDEAS BROTHERS??!

by timthetoolman

If you suspect the IDE controller, then try to move the DVD onto its own controller... ie. without a hard drive also on the same cable.

You could try a program like "SiSoft Utilities" to determine the performance of your DVD too. Make sure its upto spec.

SiSoft also warns you of potential problems with your configuration.

Cheers,
Tim.

by quasys

Hi

1.-check the speed of your dvd hope been last generation, in other case due next
2.-check the IDE connection been in Secondary port and will be the first Slave device

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