Minimum requirment for WMV9 HD?

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I've been looking at getting a new DVD player and have been flip-flopping back and forth between an upscaling, DVI, networked player and an HTPC. The downside to the DVD player is that it does not support Quarter Pixel in Divx (which I actually don't know whether I'd use or not), will not support as many codecs as an HTPC, and, pertaining to the topic of this thread, will not play WMV 9 HD. The only forseeable downside to the HTPC player is cost.

Now, I don't know if WMV9 HD support is that important, but if nothing else, it makes for one hell of a showcase item on a projector setup. It also just feels like something I'd want to be able to suport. Microsoft's page lists a DirectX 9 128 MB video card as the minimum supported for the 1080p stuff. Will a 9600 Pro suffice here or should I be using a 9700 or 9800 Pro? I'm asking because I have never tried these clips on anything less than a 9700 Pro, and that seemed to be adequate at the time. With newer clips such as the Alexander trailer, I don't know if even a 9700 Pro would be good enough.

So, if anyone has experience with this (or can download that specific clip and test it out) tell me what would be the minimum card I should buy? I'm trying to keep costs down, buy I will buy what I need to get the job done.
 
I think playing WMV HD content is more dependant on CPU than Video Card, unless the Video Card has an onboard WMV HD decoder on it.
 
Well, since you have a lower-end card is there any chance you could download that trailer, play it, and tell me if you lose frames?
 
You need a very high end cpu to get wmv9 to play smoothly, or a video card with a wmv9 decoder like the geforce 6200/6600.
The alexander trailer skips on my p4 3.0 with a geforce 6800 from time to time.
 
so if the 6600gt has full acceleration does the 6800gt have it as well. I have played all sorts of the WMVHD clips both 720p and 1080i. 720p runs fine as does most of the 1080i ones. I have a 2.53ghz p4.
 
My dad has a p4 3.0 with an FX5200 with 128mb of ram and the 1080p play fine with no skipping.
 
Blauman said:
so if the 6600gt has full acceleration does the 6800gt have it as well. I have played all sorts of the WMVHD clips both 720p and 1080i. 720p runs fine as does most of the 1080i ones. I have a 2.53ghz p4.
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No, the 6800GT only has MPEG2/DVD acceleration, not WMVHD. The 6800GT does include the quality enhancements to WMV, though.

I can also run 1080i WMVHD just fine with my P4 3.2ghz (30% cpu usage w/HT) on the 6800GT. However if someone is looking for something to specifically accelerate/decode WMV, the 6600GT would definitely be the best bet.
 
Does 9600XT have no WMV HD acceleration? I can play 720p smoothly, but CPU utlization remains at 50-70%. 1080p is VERY choppy with a lot of dropped frames, CPU utilization is pegged at 100%. "WMV acceleration" is enabled in control panel.
 
morfinx said:
Does 9600XT have no WMV HD acceleration? I can play 720p smoothly, but CPU utlization remains at 50-70%. 1080p is VERY choppy with a lot of dropped frames, CPU utilization is pegged at 100%. "WMV acceleration" is enabled in control panel.
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I replied to your thread.
 
ok well i have a 7800gt and an amd x2 4400+ and i cannot play back 720p footage smoothly.
what can i do to fix this.
 
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