frame dropouts on software dvd player

[jason t]

hi guys
well i have built my new htpc,and it seems to keep dropping frames can any one please help????

i have direct x 8a installed
the latest beta drivers for the raedon

the specs of my pc are
abit kt7a
athlon thunderbird 1.1 ghz
256 meg pc 133 ram
creative 6x dvd drive
ati raedon 32 meg ddr

thanks

jason
:confused: :confused:

[Stuart Wright]

What refresh rate are you using?
What is your display device?

[jason t]

hi at the moment i am using a 17 in monitor at 75hz playing r1 and r2

jason

[KimBowers]

At the risk of asking the obvious jason, have got got DMA checked?

[Stuart Wright]

Region 1 should be played at a multiple of 24 fps - e.g. 72Hz

[Metric]

pal is 25 fps? so 75 is best?

[jason t]

yes guys dma is definatley enabled !!!!

i have been reading on the avs forum and they seem to think 60hz am i missing something i am new to htpc,i seem to be having a nightmare and i havent even tried connecting it to my projector .

all advice and setting are welcome

jason

[HT Dude]

Have you tried NTSC at 72Hz?
Also does your monitor display the refresh rate being fed to it? If so what is it reading?

[ 19-06-2001: Message edited by: HC Dude ]

[Branxx]

Which DVD player(s) are you using and what OS?

[jason t]

hi i'm using m e with windvd 2.1

when watching a film you dont tend to notice it but if you watch the time you can see it occasionally skip 2 seconds

i tried it last night on my plv30 and was really impressed with the picture,i slightly defocused so i did'nt notice the pixels
brilliant

jason

[Arthur.S]

A couple of obvious things to try; Check that graphic acceleration is set to full. Shut down any programmes running in the background. (CTL+ALT+DELETE) You could also try a different decoder. 'Power DVD' is available as a free download.