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**The PIT** · 20 July 2003, 23:36

Doesn't seem to like my G550. Strange.

**dave m** · 21 July 2003, 14:12

The silence from tech support has been a bit deafening, I suspect they are rather busy

meanwhile I'll stick with version 4.0

Dave

**leech** · 21 July 2003, 16:15

I'll stick with Xine

Or mplayer or VLC

Actually I have PowerDVD 5.0 as well, but the problem I have is the occasional studder it has in DVD playback (well the only one I tried is Attack of the Clones.) I have a 3.06ghz machine with 512mb of ram, and the Matrox Parhelia.

My question is, should I enable the hardware acceleration through PowerDVD or through Powerdesk? (Assist Video Motion Compensation). Will one interfere with the other?

Leech

**lecter** · 21 July 2003, 17:41

I have them both enabled and they work just fine, I seem to remember that Motion Compensation was broken in some older driver releases, but it's OK now.

**leech** · 21 July 2003, 18:05

I have the WHQL driver version 1.4.2.7 and had both enabled as well. Though it could very well have been one of my other background processes that was messing up playback.

Leech

**DentyCracker** · 21 July 2003, 23:32

PDVD 5.0 has problems. I think 4.0 is better in that it runs with hardware acceleration enabled and Parhelia's motion comp. enabled. 5.0 doesn't

**The PIT** · 21 July 2003, 23:36

Hardware acceleration works fine with my 9800 Pro. Anyone else tried it with a G550?

**leech** · 22 July 2003, 04:24

You'd think with a 3.06ghz cpu with Hyper-threading that you wouldn't NEED hardware acceleration enabled. But what do I know....

Leech

**dave m** · 23 July 2003, 05:41

ROFLMAO

So after 4 days, their tech support comes up with this:

Sorry, this is a performace issue, we suggest you to use more fast CPU to play PoweRDVD 5.0. Since we alrady enhance our video and audio enghine in PowerDVD 5.

Priceless

Dave

**ayoub_ibrahim** · 23 July 2003, 07:54

Dave have you tried running without CLEV enabled as it needs more cpu cycles?

**dave m** · 23 July 2003, 10:15

I'm afraid so...
but thanks for the thought. I'll leave it in my download directory until the next upgrade.
They say you need a 1 Gig processor to use the CLEV and the stretcher, but it actuallly looks like you might need 1 Gig to use it at all.

Dave

**Gurm** · 23 July 2003, 11:01

Not only that, but the random corruption that just pops up in the middle of the screen renders it pretty useless for enjoying movies. Methinks they have their hands full and this was NOT ready.

Gpar_

**thop** · 23 July 2003, 11:11

Still using WinDVD3 here ... tried all others but don't like them. Why does software tend to become bloated and ugly once they bump the major version number?

**dave m** · 23 July 2003, 15:57

Can't help but recall a Pre-review of PowerDVD 5.0 here:

"Well now version 5 is soon upon us, and indeed its already out there for the OEM distributors, so have they continued to tweak and improve the market leader in DVD playback software? Or have they messed up what works and taken that step backwards which most developers seem to manage in at least one stage of a products life?"

Well they and their tech support certainly sh*t in my backyard.

The only way it will work in my hometheaterPC is with a new motherboard and cpu, mind you it's a good excuse...

Because of this Duron 700 homecinema now becomes Athlon XP2400 homecinema, maybe I should thank them

Dave

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