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    Intel 950 & DVD Playback?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by libertyct, Sep 21, 2006.

  1. libertyct

    libertyct Notebook Geek

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    isnt the intel 950 supposed to be good enough for dvd playback? for some reason all my dvd's look like xvids when im watching on my laptop :confused:
     
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    amnesiac345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what player are you using to watch the dvds?
     
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  3. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Gma 950 is enough good for all kinds of video formats.

    but I'd recommend:

    for best performance
    K-Lite Codec Pack (all needed codecs) - http://www.codecguide.com/

    players:
    InterVideo WinDVD 7 (best for DVD) or BSPlayer
     
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    amnesiac345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    video lan client is also good to play any kinds of video and audio formats without codec installation.
     
    amnesiac345, Sep 21, 2006
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  5. libertyct

    libertyct Notebook Geek

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    im using media player 11 on vista ultimate RC1. the quality is crappy in media center for vista ultimate too
     
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    jeffmd Notebook Evangelist

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    First, Touch that K-Lite Codec Pack and die! It clutters your system up with codecs you dont actually need..and programed like crap too.

    download CCCP at http://www.cccp-project.net/ . Its the one and only download youll ever need to watch your movies, and even includes 2 players, zoom and media player classic.

    Second, if your used to downloading high quality xvids, then yes, dvd's no longer look much better. IMO they allways had a little more of a blurry look to them than TV, I think because of the interlaced to progressive conversion. Also because our monitors are several resolutions higher then dvd/tv, when you blow it up, pixles get their edges blurred.
     
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  7. Dreamer

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    I've been using K-Lite for years and I'm still alive.
    How surprising... :rolleyes:

    Yes the quality of DVDs is not so high but that doesn't mean that it should be crappy. :rolleyes:
     
    Dreamer, Sep 21, 2006
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