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    8600m output 1080p movies

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Sepharite, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to load HD 1080p District 9, but it stops and loads on VLC player. It completely lags on media player classic.

    My video drivers are maybe 5 months old, but should that really matter?

    I'm using an Inspiron 1520
    VGA output
    8600m GT
    2GB RAM
    2.0 Dual Core
     
    Sepharite, Jan 9, 2010
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  2. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Do you have some updated codecs? DXVA should work just fine on that system. You might want to update your NVidia drivers also. Also, if you wanted to experiment a little you could try a CUDA enabled codec, like CoreAVC or something similar.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Jan 9, 2010
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  3. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    Can you please recommend a good DXVA codec?
     
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    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    I installed CoreAVC. It works A LOT better. But there still some stalling, at least the video and audio are in sync.
     
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  5. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    It only works with Windows Media Player, but I can't get the subtitles to work. Man! xD

    thanks btw

    edit: Nevermind. It just suddenly works now. Thank you!
     
    Sepharite, Jan 9, 2010
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  6. Kerozinn

    Kerozinn Notebook Enthusiast

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    dont use VLC. i can recommend u KM Player ( http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/)

    i had problems with vlc too playing a movie in 1080p on my 24" 16:9 samsung syncmaster p2450h .

    a screen of the options menu..and yeah its freeware!
    [​IMG]
     
    Kerozinn, Jan 9, 2010
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  7. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Just download the latest version of Splash Media Player, and it will tell you if your hardware support DXVA, and then show you how to enable it on the player.
    And it also includes a pretty good multi core H264 decoder, so even my computer can watch 1080p material.
    Not Planet Earth in 1080p, as the bird scene kills it :(
     
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  8. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Cool! If you want to use MPC and you have CoreAVC installed, launch MPC and right click inside the window, go to options, then "External Filters" click add new and select CoreAVC and click "Prefer". Now MPC will make use of CoreAVC and it's CUDA acceleration.

    EDIT: and here is a codec pack that has all the open source codecs free... http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_mega_codec_pack.htm
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Jan 9, 2010
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  9. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i would download CCCP codec pack and use windows media player classic homecinema...
     
    sean473, Jan 9, 2010
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