m11x R2 Blu Ray Playback Issues

Hey everyone,

So I have the m11x r2 and I already am not a fan of it because of the optimus issues but this one is going to push me over the edge. I recently purchased an external DVD/Blu Ray Player.

I use WinDVD 2010 and what happens is when I try to play a Blu Ray it says the display driver doesn't support it. As far as I can tell its running on the Intel HD and not the nVidia card hence it giving me that message.

I tried setting it in the nVidia control panel to have it use the nVidia processor but for some reason its grayed out.

Any know of a solution?

PS I've tried plenty of other programs aswell like PowerDVD, Media Center and Total MediaTheater

 

What nvidia driver are you using?

 

Are you using original, or official drivers?

 

I am using the new nVidia driver (258.96)

NVIDIA DRIVERS 258.96

 

Media Center and Media Player can certainly be set to use the 335. Are you saying that they aren't? I don't see WinDVD listed in the default list of applications in the driver. When you go to add the WinDVD exe, what exactly happens?

 

Well, the 335 doesn't actually have to be used. The GPU only needs to display the video after all.

What is the exact error message that seems to be common among the media players that you tried?

Is the BluRay drive set to the correct region, etc?

 

I agree, I thought the IGP should be able to handle BR playback. I haven't tested this myself though. Have you updated the Intel IGP driver?

 

Just so you know only the WHQL nvidia drivers will work with blueray.

Found this out on my Acer a while back.

 

What DVD/Blu-ray player is it?

I've read the ASUS blu-ray player SBC-06D1S-U has been successfully used on the M11xR1.

Not sure if they used winDVD or not though.

 

@DR - The asus is what I use on my R1. I utilize powerdvd9 and totalmedia theater for mine. There are some items on powerdvd9 that cause issues with playback. It is around the whole CUDA enhancements. Meaning if you enable cuda or hardware acceleration and then set the program to also de-interlace it causes an issue sometimes. The other thing that was weird was if you set powerdvd to highest quality level and also have video sharpness enabled and set in the nvidia driver it causes performance issues too. I need to play some more since it has been a month since I used BD on the m11x.

BW, StevenX

 

Ah, yes. didn't recognise you as you weren't a snake(avatar) then

One wonders if powerDVD10 mkII would assist in a smoother Blu-ray viewing experience.

Given PowerDVD8 comes with the M11x you'd think there'd be some synergy on the two looking forward.

Probably just kidding myself.

 

I have updated the IGP with a driver from Intel off there site. I get an error from WinDVD saying "Your display driver does not support this type of video playback."

PowerDVD actually runs the Blu Ray disk but its all distorted and pixels flashing different colors everywhere. Its really unwatchable.

I bought the Asus Model SBC-06D1S-U.

Newegg.com - ASUS 6X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-ROM USB External Slim External BD Combo Model SBC-06D1S-U

Any other suggestions guys? I also just reinstalled the new WHQL drivers from nVidia and the movies still won't play. I have all my options set correctly for play back with a blu ray.

 

I'd try Media Player Classic - Home Cinema

 

VLC plays blu ray?

 

>I tried setting it in the nVidia control panel to have it use the nVidia processor but for some reason its grayed out.

Me neither,I can not select GT335M as same as your case(grayed out) during playing Blu-ray using MATA SW-5583 and WinDVD2010 with R25896.
I can oly select Intel IGP.But fortunately very smooth play in my M11xR2.
Haven't tried PowerDVD yet.

 

Anyone know why this option is is greyed out>?

 

Probably because the nVidia GPU would have nothing to process.

 

Hmm ok that actually makes sense. Why then though am I getting an error from WinDVD saying my display driver isnt compatible?

 

Have you tried with the original(older) driver?

Also, have you tried enabling/disabling hardware video acceleration in WinDVD, PowerDVD, etc?

...aaaand, is the BluRay drive set for the correct region? Maybe try use AnyDVD HD or similar application?

Are you trying to play the video on your laptop's screen, or on an external monitor? Is such an external monitor HDCP compliant or whatever?

 

I too have had similar issues that you have trying to get Blu Ray running. NVIDIA card when selected has errors on TMT3, POWERDVD, and now WINDVD. The NVIDIA option is greyed out though now that I am running the latest drivers. My best solution so far was to run with the Integrated Graphics and use a program to create an ISO of the blu-ray. Then I mount the ISO with Virtual Mount and the best program to play them is TMT3 for me. I have a Plextor Blu Ray player. Most Blu Rays run well, with some having a stutter throughout, but I fixed that by re-enabling AERO. Not sure why that helps, but everything runs great now. However, this process did take some time, basically testing out all the softwares. I was very confused too at why NVIDIA wouldnt work with the players, but I eventually settled on the IG and things are good. Should get better battery life too with IG right?

 

VegasJay glad to see you posting here as this is what you asked about on LV2G and I didn't/don't really have an answer. I am happy you found a bit of a work around solution that is working well enough for you for the time being.

Seems strange that the player would not allow Optimus to play a blu-ray utilizing the Nvidia GPU. I would guess that this could be security related based on how Optimus works. As namaiki said I wonder if something like AnyDVD would make it work correctly. It could also be a security feature or software incompatibility built into the playback software.

 

Man.. this would be a deal breaker for me... I play blu rays with no issues on my m11x now. Hope it gets better. BW, StevenX

 

Thanks Nautis, I didn't realize you provided support to many more machines than just the M11, in fact, it seems you dont even own one.

I have an SSD on the way, so once I install that, I plan to do a fresh install and use the latest WHQL NVIDIA drivers. I will try and keep track of everything I do, and maybe find a better combo that the Blu Ray softwares prefer. Probably stick with IG for blu ray for battery, but NVIDIA should work unless like a previous poster stated, NVIDIA has nothing to provide in terms of Blu Ray, which is why it may not kick in, but doesnt explain why the playback softwares dont like when NVIDIA is forced to be the card used. Have to make sure WHQL drivers are used as someone else stated and see if that might help too.