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| Thread ID: 118305 | 2011-05-29 00:04:00 | Piracy for the win | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1205515 | 2011-05-29 20:59:00 | It's probably a combo of TMT5 and Win7. Did you try Potplayer (or MPC-HC) with AnyDVD HD? The fault is probably with TMT5 if the above works. I heard they may have introduced some tricky new "features". If it ain't broke... www.dvbsupport.net www.dvbsupport.net |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1205516 | 2011-05-29 21:02:00 | Imprisoned in masterton untill further notice. Had similar "issues" wit M$'s 360, the craptastic little box refused to play .avi .mp4 .vob you name it until I connected it to live. I couldn't even stream to it. Sadistic little white box |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1205517 | 2011-05-29 22:43:00 | They released a content pack with the codecs that required the xbox to be connected to download it, after that it should not need to be hooked up again. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1205518 | 2011-05-29 23:05:00 | What level of moron comes up with this crap? The DRM does nothing against even the casual pirate yet causes massive inconvenience for paying customers, This is the exact crap that made me stop buying PC games. reminds me of this drew3000.net I collect DVD/Blu Ray movies, and every time I want to watch a movie, I do find it annoying to those unskippable warnings and what not... |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 1205519 | 2011-05-29 23:07:00 | It's probably a combo of....... I need to do more fiddling I think:thumbs: I gave up on TMT when the display was garbled, it also threw up errors on regions (all correctly set) and claimed at another time playback wasn't possible due to my video card. Then the copy of PowerDVD that came with the drive claimed the supplied key was incorrect (I was getting agitated by now) so I downloaded teh latest version that insisted on phoning home......:angry:angry:angry Strangely enough the ripping software also insists on making contact in order to open the disc:( no doubt my IP and activities are being reported to the men in black. Anyhow, I'll try Potplayer, Never heard of that one. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1205520 | 2011-05-29 23:09:00 | What is the name of the farrn? Name? um... I've heard it referred to by the owners name but I can't recall what that was, Its now leased by a couple who have rented me the cottage. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1205521 | 2011-05-30 10:29:00 | Hi Metla, I'm the source of pctek's BD advice. I decided long ago that TMT3 was the best way to go regarding a commercial player for the PC (when you need all the frills). However I found one version of TMT can be an entirely different experience to another. I've only ever had one title that TMT3 didn't like, and that was "Avatar". I also got video corruption (esp with the popup menu). I fixed this by upgrading to TMT 3.0.1.180 (full install). I've never needed to install any updates since. My setup clearly isn't HDCP approved, yet it plays everything I own on an Analog monitor. I only use AnyDVD when I'm running free player software (no decryption built in). You will need to occasionally grab an update to keep up with the current versions of BD protection (new releases), but at least it doesn't have to 'phone home' to work with the existing database. Programs like HD Decrypter do. By default I block all my apps from the Internet. Regarding PotPlayer (based on KMPlayer), I discovered it a while back when searching for a player that supported DXVA for VC1 content on my 8800 GTS (VC1 is less common than AVC/h264 but still used). MPC-HC is great but didn't support DXVA for VC1 (sync issues without). If you're testing Potplayer, I recommend manually selecting a Video renderer (press [V] key). I use 'VMR9 Windowed' with XP, the default of 'Auto' internally reverted to 'Overlay Mixer' (black levels too bright). It's a great program that plays all my HD content flawlessly (including HD audio), and there are heaps of options/customizations available (much more than MPC-HC). I can easily output the audio to my HT Amp (S/PDIF) and Video to my TV. It's easy to forget all the content is from the PC. |
Andy1 (8755) | ||
| 1205522 | 2011-05-30 10:51:00 | Very cool, I've got a fair bit to look into.:thanks I've got the audio and video going into the TV via the video card>HDMI cable, the optical then goes from the TV to the amp via an optical cable. I've seen numerous people stating they aren't getting HD audio though I'm not sure how they decide they are getting a lower rate output. Looks and sounds stunning. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1205523 | 2011-05-30 11:30:00 | Glad to help. I use a DVI to HDMI cable (no HDMI on my PC), and coax for 5.1 sound (too cheap to buy a long optical cable). Although it's technically not HD audio it still sounds great (down sampled to DTS quality). With TMT you should be able to get full HD audio with HDMI if you go straight to the Amp first, then output to the TV (assuming your PC and Amp supports HDMI). Although you probably need exceptionally good hearing to tell the difference. I do use this setup from my stand alone BD player, which is used a lot more than the PC these days. Still very handy to have full HD playback from the PC. Yep, once you've sampled HD there's no way back. I'm slowly selling all my DVDs. |
Andy1 (8755) | ||
| 1205524 | 2011-05-30 12:12:00 | The amp feeds a couple very fine speakers, I have the TV speakers disabled. I was hoping that the TV looped the digital audio straight to the amp unmolested, But either way its better then my ears are..... |
Metla (12) | ||
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