NvDVD

[Sar]

From where would one download such an application?

Looking for an alternative to PowerDVD which has a hissy fit at some DVDs when I try to play em - Akira Disc 2 for instance.

Much ass grassy arses folks

 

[Embattle]

Check your PM

 

[dysfunction]

I can't think of any which are better than PowerDVD.

I have never had a problem with it.

You could try:

WinDVD
ATIDVD

This one is free I think

DVDSoft

This link has a lot more info

DVD Player Info

 

[Sar]

Thanks Mr Emb, getting it now

Dys: Largely PDvD 4 has been fine, and it has some loverly audio options, but it refuses to play certain discs I have, although the copy I got with my lappy seems to play them fine, but I generally watch DVDs on my main PC.

 

[old.?]

PowerDVD is fine for me except sometimes it changes my resolution to something stupid and makes my monitor turn itself. ThenI have to go through the process of starting in safe mode

 

[pcg79]

PowerDVD acts wierd when I do SPDIF passthru to sound card. The video and sound go out of sync - the video coming after the sound ;/

 

[dysfunction]

What video cards do you guys have?

 

[Sar]

Asus V8200, and latest Dets.

It ain't the card though, cos the DVDs v4.0 refuses to play were fine with v3.0

 

[caLLous]

I got an Abit-ised version of WinDVD with my Geforce 4 Ti4600. I'm using it, although it doesn't offer anything different from the bog standard Intervideo offering.

Edit: And I just installed WinDVD 4.05 and the lip-synching problems have disappeared on mpeg files.

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Originally posted by pcg79
PowerDVD acts wierd when I do SPDIF passthru to sound card. The video and sound go out of sync - the video coming after the sound ;/

What soundcard are you using? If it's an SB no wonder, the internal clock is shit

 

[pg_exoshear]

So overall which one would you say is worth having? I currently have powerDVD.

 

[Summo]

nvDVD is prettier but seems more sensitive to region settings than PowerDVD, which has more features.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Scooba Da Bass


What soundcard are you using? If it's an SB no wonder, the internal clock is shit

I have a SB and it works perfectly!

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Originally posted by dysfunction

I have a SB and it works perfectly!

Are you doing semi complex things like using SPDIF which should work, but doesn't?

 

[pcg79]

Originally posted by Scooba Da Bass


What soundcard are you using? If it's an SB no wonder, the internal clock is shit

Audigy Platinum ;/

I would have thought the sound would have been SLOWER than the video... bleh

 

[Embattle]

I have the Audigy Plat and it works fine, although the SPDIF is a little quiet....problems with this area seem to generally affect non creative speakers.

 

[pcg79]

Umm.. Inspire 5300..

And the lip sync problem doesnt start till near the end of the film.

 

[Embattle]

I get lip sink problems with windvd.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Scooba Da Bass


Are you doing semi complex things like using SPDIF which should work, but doesn't?

ummm...no...

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

It's loosing sync with the video 'cause the clock that is meant to keep everything working together is very jittery, if you try syncing stuff up with midi you'll have the same problem :/

Uhm, I don't think there's any real solution except trying different dvd decoder thingies and hoping that one of them prefers your combination

Edit; If when you start getting the sync problems you drag the shuttle bar slightly back, it'll restart the decoding and hopefully your problems should go away, irritating, but at least it does fix it up

 

[caLLous]

When I had synching issues before (video was before audio), I fiddled with the hardware accelaration settings in WinDVD. It fixed it for DVD's, but not for mpg's.

 

[Wij]

How can you have a lip-synching problem on an mpeg ?

A DVD has 2 seperate channels for the video and audio whereas on an mpeg it's all together. The only way you'd get a problem is if the mpeg was created from a DVD rip done on a PC which had DVD lip-synching problems. In which case the mpeg is fu><0red and needs to be re-ripped.

I may be wrong on all this though

 

[caLLous]

Well, an MPG as in an MPEG1 stream. I noticed it on my Family Guy eps... It went away now I installed WinDVD 4.05 though, so... shrug...