I can't use PowerDVD because of my POS GeForce...

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 01:09am

When I pop in a DVD into my brand new DVD player and PowerDVD comes up, it tells me that I can't watch the DVD because I an active TV Out plug on my video card. The only movie I don't get trouble with so far is 2001 but I like PowerDVD because I can take screen captures. Help me.

The card is a GeForce 4 MX 420.
The DVD drive is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352B.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-05 01:18am

I'll trade ya your GeForce4 for my GF2 and a ton of old hardware and MP3 CDs...

EDIT: Or how does this help?

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 02:05am

So far I've seen multiple ways to fix it with that search. Right now I'm trying drivers...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-05 02:34am

StarshipTitanic wrote:So far I've seen multiple ways to fix it with that search. Right now I'm trying drivers...

Glad I could help. Hope ya fix0r it to your liking

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 02:43am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
StarshipTitanic wrote:So far I've seen multiple ways to fix it with that search. Right now I'm trying drivers...
Glad I could help. Hope ya fix0r it to your liking

I did!

Apparently, Nividia decided not to include drivers that disable the Macrovision copyright coding in their latest drivers so I had to downgrade a few levels.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-05 03:02am

StarshipTitanic wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
StarshipTitanic wrote:So far I've seen multiple ways to fix it with that search. Right now I'm trying drivers...
Glad I could help. Hope ya fix0r it to your liking
I did! Apparently, Nividia decided not to include drivers that disable the Macrovision copyright coding in their latest drivers so I had to downgrade a few levels.

Those peckerheads...

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2003-08-05 04:22am

And that's why MPlayer kicks all the other DVD players' asses.

Unfortunately, there's no Windows version.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-05 04:45am

My Radeon 8500LE 128 has served me faithfully since the day I got it.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-08-05 11:06am

Ah yes...the macrovision shite again.....what you need to do is go onto the nvidia site and download drivers which are not macrovision compliant...you might recieve a hefty drop in performance but you will be able to play any dvd you put in the machine

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-08-05 11:07am

So it's a bit late...er..ok, moving on..

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-08-05 11:39am

Drooling Iguana wrote:And that's why MPlayer kicks all the other DVD players' asses.

Unfortunately, there's no Windows version.

Isn't the libdvdcss code for that of questionable legality?
Not that anyone really cares.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-08-05 12:33pm

Yeah, I had this problem a while back. I had to downgrade to 40.72. Any version after that causes this problem. Don't you just love nVidia's drivers lately?

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 12:36pm

Coaan wrote:Ah yes...the macrovision shite again.....what you need to do is go onto the nvidia site and download drivers which are not macrovision compliant...you might recieve a hefty drop in performance but you will be able to play any dvd you put in the machine

So far everything looks pretty much the same as it did so I should be fine.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-05 12:47pm

Pu-239 wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:And that's why MPlayer kicks all the other DVD players' asses.

Unfortunately, there's no Windows version.
Isn't the libdvdcss code for that of questionable legality?
Not that anyone really cares.

Libdvdcss is indeed of questionable legality (along with the MPEG2 decoder, which is unlicensed), but I don't really care about linking to it.

There's always VideoLAN Client as well.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-05 12:48pm

Vertigo1 wrote:Yeah, I had this problem a while back. I had to downgrade to 40.72. Any version after that causes this problem. Don't you just love nVidia's drivers lately?

nVidia has been having some issues for whatever reason as of late. Not as bad as ATI used to be, though (OTOH, Catalyst 3.4 won't remember my #$&*!# gamma correction settings)

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 12:49pm

phongn wrote:
Pu-239 wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:And that's why MPlayer kicks all the other DVD players' asses.

Unfortunately, there's no Windows version.
Isn't the libdvdcss code for that of questionable legality?
Not that anyone really cares.
Libdvdcss is indeed of questionable legality (along with the MPEG2 decoder, which is unlicensed), but I don't really care about linking to it.

There's always VideoLAN Client as well.

I tried that already, it froze up or crashed every time I used it and I can't take frame captures.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-08-05 01:00pm

GF2 MX 420? Ouch. A few weeks ago, I had a GF2 MX 200. But with my new computer came a 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 Ultra! (I find it impossible to not brag about this).

But seriously, get a new card. If you want a cheap one, a 128 MB GeForce FX 5200 can be bought for $120 C.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-05 01:46pm

GF4. I plan to acquire a new one somehow in the next 6 months.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-08-05 02:44pm

I don't blame ya. Even my GF3 would smoke that card with ease. (disregarding the fact that its hampered by my duron 700.

)

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-05 03:25pm

YT300000 wrote:GF2 MX 420? Ouch. A few weeks ago, I had a GF2 MX 200. But with my new computer came a 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 Ultra! (I find it impossible to not brag about this).

But seriously, get a new card. If you want a cheap one, a 128 MB GeForce FX 5200 can be bought for $120 C.

Lucky fucking bitch...

I have a GF2 MX 200. I get 50FPS in Quake on a Good Day™.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-08-05 03:37pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
YT300000 wrote:GF2 MX 420? Ouch. A few weeks ago, I had a GF2 MX 200. But with my new computer came a 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 Ultra! (I find it impossible to not brag about this).

But seriously, get a new card. If you want a cheap one, a 128 MB GeForce FX 5200 can be bought for $120 C.
Lucky fucking bitch...

I have a GF2 MX 200. I get 50FPS in Quake on a Good Day™.

And Q3a is nowhere near the most graphically demanding game in existence. Even shit-tastic original iMacs can play it.

Oh, and you know how in Jedi Outcast the Yavin Swamp level with all the rain, fog and plants makes the framerate nosedive? 200 FPS for me.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-05 03:53pm

YT300000 wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote: Lucky fucking bitch...

I have a GF2 MX 200. I get 50FPS in Quake on a Good Day™.
And Q3a is nowhere near the most graphically demanding game in existence. Even shit-tastic original iMacs can play it.

Oh, and you know how in Jedi Outcast the Yavin Swamp level with all the rain, fog and plants makes the framerate nosedive? 200 FPS for me.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Open area levels in RtCW: A grand total of 5, yes, 5, count 'em, 5 FPS.

I suck.