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dre6789

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I have three problems that I will keep short and sweet and hopefully someone can help me. I have a htcp with a x2 3800 @ 2.2 socket 939 with 2gb of ram and a 8400gs card with power dvd 7.3 ultra and the latest patch. Blu ray plays great no problems. HD DVD is very choppy. Even when the box is minimized very small it skips in the same place. Ive read the 3800 might have a hard time handling hd dvd at @1080p. I have a 350 watt power supply and everything seems stable. Is it the software or my computer? Fridays Nights Lights HD DVD

Secondly my card will only output 720p because of a common problem with my tv. It is a Sceptre 42" naga. If I send it through a hdmi switcher will it correct the problem.

Thirdly I had a bad hdmi cable that broke the 5v power pin on my PS3's hdmi out. It will still play through my 21" Gateway monitor hdmi to dvi. It will not play through my TV hdmi to hdmi. Can a hdmi switcher also possibly fix this.

Thanks for reading and any help would be truly and greatly appreciated. I know there are some very smart people on this forum.
 
Blu ray plays great no problems. HD DVD is very choppy. Even when the box is minimized very small it skips in the same place.
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What video codec is being used by the HDDVD and Bluray.......the card should accelerate all 3 of them, but perhaps its not offloading enough on 1 of them. Also whats the CPU usage when the video starts to get skippy?
 
Friday Night Lights uses the VC-1 codec, while the specific BR title is probably using AVC. The GPU you are using doesn't offset VC-1 much at all, thus your processor can't keep up. An AMD X2 3800+ is pushing it when it comes to encrypted HD content such as HDDVD/BR.

Here's a for sure fix.. Either get a faster processor, but it looks like you're still on socket 939. I recommend a X2 5000+ to be on the safe side, which would have you have to step up to AM2.. OR, go with a video card that does full decoding of AVC/VC-1 like some of the new ATI HD series cards, although I do not like them because of their horrible drivers.
 
Thanks for your reply. I will probably try to find a new ati card. Is there anything you know of that would be effective around 50 dollars.
 
I bought the ati 3450. I fixed the problem I had with overscan also. The only problem I'm having now is enabling dxva in power dvd with the card. I would be greatful if anyone could tell me how.
 
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