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Hi,
Thanks for the input!
I've got the DVD drive running in DMA mode, so that's ruled out. (Also, I'm
seeing the same behavior when playing DVDs that I've ripped to the hard
drive.)
The ATI configuration utility reports a problem with DirectX (I've got
DirectX 9.0c installed, and dxdiag.exe shows everything's in good working
order). It's also complaining that the graphics chip is "Not ATI RADEON or
more recent" -- that's troubling.
Earlier this evening, I went ahead and installed Nvidia's DVD decoder --
damned if that doesn't work great: No skipping on either video or audio,
and the feel of it seems to indicate that the decoder is using hardware
acceleration.
Are there any other X800 XT owners that have gotten the ATI decoder to work
on their system?
"T Shadow" <knone@zilch.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Michael David Garrison" <mdgarrison@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > Does the Radeon X800XT support DVD playback?
> >
> > I wasn't able to download the DVD decoder from ATI with the installation
> > disk that came with this card; I had to use the CD that came with my
> > AIW9700Pro. Once I downloaded it, it installed correctly, but DVD
> playback
> > is very choppy (both video and audio).
> >
> > Latest Catalyst drivers, by the way.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> You don't need the cd to download the file. You just need it for
> verification that you have the cd. Its an encoder licensing requirement I
> guess. It won't install if you don't have one. Shouldn't affect playing.
>
> Do you have UDMA turned on for the DVD drive?
>
>