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17-10-07, 08:35 PM
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Finally got HD working!
After spending a stupid amount of time locating and trying just about every codec I could find, I've finally got HD working on my Skystar2. Frame rate is about 15 a second and I'm using 100% CPU power on a P4 2.4Ghz and Radeon 9600 but it's a start
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17-10-07, 10:14 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
Thats good AceB, well done for persevering.
Which codec did you use? I find that the Coreavc codec seems to use the least cpu effort.
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17-10-07, 10:34 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
I had similar results on my Athlon 2500 and Sapphire Radeon 9600XT.
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18-10-07, 12:36 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
It's the Mainconcept codec, the only one that produced a picture in ProgDVB, all the others pushed processing power up but nothing appeared. Now I'm using Mainconcept for all the codecs it's also sorted out the incorrect perspective on 16:9 material I was getting.
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18-10-07, 09:47 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
Got rid of my SS2 as it would not work well with vista and for hd it is pointless on a screen below 26 inch as my pc screen is on 19 inch but i am going to buy a technotrend hd card this week,
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18-10-07, 10:12 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
Everybody in this house can see the difference between HD and SD on a 19" computer monitor - but nobody outside of it can. We must be such a weird bunch. The difference is there, really!
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18-10-07, 11:02 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
Mainconcept yuck.
Go buy CoreAVC or Cyberlink AVC decoder for best results. ffdshow for SD material, CoreAVC for HD material.
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18-10-07, 11:44 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
The difference in SD and HD is a function of how close to the screen you sit. There is a definite difference on my 17" LCD monitor.
Unfortunately it is not very good for watching footy or films so I have to watch on my 42" plasma in the other room. Unfortunately I dont have the HD linked to the plasma so I am waiting for a decent linux receiver so I can enjoy HD from the comfort of my sofa.
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19-10-07, 12:09 PM
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Re: Finally got HD working!
I'm in the same boat as Jim, but I don't have the TV yet.
HD on my 17" Sony monitor is stunning - totally fantastic. Even my hard-to-impress kids said 'wow' and stood there like idiots just watching the promo loop on BBC HD.
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