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    A Favour to Ask for Acer Arcade Deluxe Users

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by TehSuigi, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm just wondering if AAD comes with the Cyberlink H.264 codec - the one that enables GPU decoding. Because if it does, I have a reason to install that thing back on my system.

    Here's how you can check. Open up Windows Media Player. Right-click on the top bar, go to Help, then About Windows Media Player. Click the Technical Support Information link in that box, and your Internet browser will open with an HTML file with all your codecs. Save a copy of that HTML, upload it somewhere like RapidShare/MegaUpload, and post the link here.

    I'll report back with my findings - if it means we don't need to buy CoreAVC or another decoder, I'm all for it.
     
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    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Hep!, Sep 23, 2008
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  3. TehSuigi

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    I use CCCP too, but AFAIK it doesn't have GPU decoding capabilities. That means that my CPU gets the full load when decoding video, while my GPU just sits there twiddling its thumbs.
     
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    Ah, I see why you want the Cyberlink H.264 codec now. My mistake!
     
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    I've had a look on mine, which is very close to a factory fresh software configuration at the moment.

    There's no mention of H264 in the video codecs (or anywhere else).
     
    Quilty997, Sep 25, 2008
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  6. TehSuigi

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    Nothing from Cyberlink? That's odd, considering it's required for Blu-ray playback.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 25, 2008
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    Ahhhh...that's why my Bluray sample disc won't play!
     
    Quilty997, Sep 26, 2008
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    Use CoreAVC with hardware decoding. ;)
     
    CQSTELUSH, Sep 26, 2008
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    TehSuigi, Sep 26, 2008
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    Off-topic: what did you used for overclocking the GPU? For me, no software worked yet.
     
    CQSTELUSH, Sep 26, 2008
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  11. TehSuigi

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    Latest version of RivaTuner worked, but only for the shaders when I unlinked their clocks from the core.
    Core kept going down by 1 MHz every time I adjusted shaders, while memory wouldn't budge.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 26, 2008
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    for me i just flash it. core to 625mhz, 450mem, 1250shader..quite smooth. <80 :cool:
     
    kyo86sg, Sep 26, 2008
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    Flashing it using NiBiTor?
    That never occurred to me, but then again, my CPU's still got that whole heating issue - I'd rather not risk my GPU.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 26, 2008
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    cannot use nibitor since I have 64bit.
     
    matmat07, Sep 26, 2008
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