DVD help plz!

sonicfoot · December 1st, 2002

I bought a DVD today and my PC-DVD drive has difficulty reading the DVD Disc, yet the DVD Player I have connected to the TV set reads the DVD properly without any problems. I also tried it out on other PCs with DVD drives too and the same thing happens.
I even changed the DVD and the same thing happens.
Whats up?

yakumo fujii · December 1st, 2002

Please elaborate on this "read it properly"

sonicfoot · December 1st, 2002

Well this is what happens:
My PC-DVD drive: very slow, audio completly mashed, choppy.
The Toshiba DVD Player:PERFECT!

Drack · December 1st, 2002

It might be because you and your friends are using a software decoder for your DVD. You processor might not be able to handle the load. Even though I would think a 700 Mhz Celeron should be able to do it.

TalkingANUS · December 2nd, 2002

what DVD playing software are you using?

Ninjaa · December 2nd, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by drack300
It might be because you and your friends are using a software decoder for your DVD. You processor might not be able to handle the load. Even though I would think a 700 Mhz Celeron should be able to do it.

I was able to read DVDs with an acceptable framerate in software decoding on a Pentium 233. That can't be it.

Koji2009 · December 2nd, 2002

Ninja you have a very powerful 233mhz then... dvd decoding can usually only be softwarily obtained through a 500+ mhz pc.

As for what the problem could be... I think the newer DVDs use a better protection (IE if you are software decoding it... you might need a newer version to play it if at all right now)

Ninjaa · December 2nd, 2002

I said acceptable, not perfect.

There would be frame drops, but not so much that it would be unwatchable.

My Celeron 600 ran DVDs perfectly without hardware acceleration.

Btw, what video player are you using?

Koji2009 · December 2nd, 2002

I guess it's all everyone's oppinion of playable... I know someone who can play metroid 3 with only 5-10fps... and that would drive me mad...

sonicfoot · December 2nd, 2002

Im using PowerDVD

Ninjaa · December 2nd, 2002

Koji, It would run at about 90%+ speed (frameskipping of course), and I consider that to be acceptable.

In ZSNES, I found that a framerate of no less than 50fps was acceptable.

sonicfoot, I am sorry, I don't think I can help you. If it makes you feel better though, I just lost sound on my DVDs and I can't seem to fix it.

(PowerDVD won't make a peep, even when playing an MP3)

Koji2009 · December 2nd, 2002

Wow 90% speed... yeah that sounds good to me... and 50fps is of course acceptable... my 233mhz pc couldn't get more then 30 on snes9x and my 450 mhz couldn't get more then 40 (but my 450 was made by HP... hence the problem)

Ninjaa · December 2nd, 2002

Heh. I could get 60fps on my 233 if I used the ModeX screenmodes.

I couldn't get transparency with those modes, but they ran bloody fast.

Ordinarily, I could get framerates between 40 and 50 fps on ZSNES. I would only be happy with the 40 fps if I was playing an RPG though.

Gamer1 · December 2nd, 2002

The problem most likely is caused by the dvd drive itself. Its sort of like my sony 52x cd drive... when making isos, playing epsxe, watching divx movies on it... it sucks major. but its fine when just reading cds, like installing games, laoding software. I guess my sony is just picky.

takwu · December 2nd, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sonicfoot
very slow, audio completly mashed, choppy.

Do you have DMA turned on for your DVD drive?

Also, try it with a "clean" environment. You know, End Task...

December 1st, 2002	#1 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	DVD help plz! I bought a DVD today and my PC-DVD drive has difficulty reading the DVD Disc, yet the DVD Player I have connected to the TV set reads the DVD properly without any problems. I also tried it out on other PCs with DVD drives too and the same thing happens. I even changed the DVD and the same thing happens. Whats up? __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium Last edited by sonicfoot; December 1st, 2002 at 21:11.

December 1st, 2002	#2 (permalink)
yakumo fujii Nyo! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Home of Micro$$$oft Posts: 561	Please elaborate on this "read it properly" __________________ I have no mouth but I must scream .

December 1st, 2002	#3 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	Well this is what happens: My PC-DVD drive: very slow, audio completly mashed, choppy. The Toshiba DVD Player:PERFECT! __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

December 1st, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Drack Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PDX, USA Posts: 1,187	It might be because you and your friends are using a software decoder for your DVD. You processor might not be able to handle the load. Even though I would think a 700 Mhz Celeron should be able to do it. __________________ Athlon64 +3200, GeForceFX 5900, 1024 MB DDR 400, nForce3 250Gb chipset 80 GB SATA Seagate , 80 GB 7200 RPM Seagate, 120 GB 7200 Seagate Lite-on SOHD-167T and Pioneer DVR-A06D Running XP Professional and SuSe 9.1

December 2nd, 2002	#5 (permalink)
TalkingANUS talks a lot of $hit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NZ Posts: 742	what DVD playing software are you using? __________________ .:System Specs:. ::Core 2 Duo E6400 \| 1GB RAM \| Radeon X1950 Pro:: Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die

December 2nd, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Koji2009 Don't make me stab you... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wherever my shiny sword takes me. Posts: 338	Ninja you have a very powerful 233mhz then... dvd decoding can usually only be softwarily obtained through a 500+ mhz pc. As for what the problem could be... I think the newer DVDs use a better protection (IE if you are software decoding it... you might need a newer version to play it if at all right now) __________________ As I meander about my life I wonder if it's all worth it... Then I see my huge anime collection in the corner and I know it was not all in vain. -Writing crappy books and crappy drawings... what better to do with that free time then blow it here instead?

December 2nd, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I said acceptable, not perfect. There would be frame drops, but not so much that it would be unwatchable. My Celeron 600 ran DVDs perfectly without hardware acceleration. Btw, what video player are you using?

December 2nd, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Koji2009 Don't make me stab you... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wherever my shiny sword takes me. Posts: 338	I guess it's all everyone's oppinion of playable... I know someone who can play metroid 3 with only 5-10fps... and that would drive me mad... __________________ As I meander about my life I wonder if it's all worth it... Then I see my huge anime collection in the corner and I know it was not all in vain. -Writing crappy books and crappy drawings... what better to do with that free time then blow it here instead?

December 2nd, 2002	#10 (permalink)
sonicfoot Why im I not Happy? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: England Posts: 711	Im using PowerDVD __________________ My Notebook: [Compaq Pressario M2000] AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile 1600+, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP 64MB, 512MB DDR333 ,15.0" XGA TFT Brightview Display 1024 x 768, Windows™ XP Home Edition My Computer: Intel™ Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600, Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 256MB, 2.00 GB RAM, 22" TFT Screen, Windows™ Vista Home Premium

December 2nd, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Koji, It would run at about 90%+ speed (frameskipping of course), and I consider that to be acceptable. In ZSNES, I found that a framerate of no less than 50fps was acceptable. sonicfoot, I am sorry, I don't think I can help you. If it makes you feel better though, I just lost sound on my DVDs and I can't seem to fix it. (PowerDVD won't make a peep, even when playing an MP3)

December 2nd, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Koji2009 Don't make me stab you... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wherever my shiny sword takes me. Posts: 338	Wow 90% speed... yeah that sounds good to me... and 50fps is of course acceptable... my 233mhz pc couldn't get more then 30 on snes9x and my 450 mhz couldn't get more then 40 (but my 450 was made by HP... hence the problem) __________________ As I meander about my life I wonder if it's all worth it... Then I see my huge anime collection in the corner and I know it was not all in vain. -Writing crappy books and crappy drawings... what better to do with that free time then blow it here instead?

December 2nd, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Heh. I could get 60fps on my 233 if I used the ModeX screenmodes. I couldn't get transparency with those modes, but they ran bloody fast. Ordinarily, I could get framerates between 40 and 50 fps on ZSNES. I would only be happy with the 40 fps if I was playing an RPG though.

December 2nd, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	The problem most likely is caused by the dvd drive itself. Its sort of like my sony 52x cd drive... when making isos, playing epsxe, watching divx movies on it... it sucks major. but its fine when just reading cds, like installing games, laoding software. I guess my sony is just picky. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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