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WMP 11 HELP NEEDED

I'm running out of ideas fast ...

March 18, 2008 8:46:12 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

HI Guys .. and gals ....

At present I am having an issue with WMP 11... basically , everytime I play a DVD or stream items such as BBC News 24 /Sky News etc ...

The darn thing is playing them all ok, but the display is absolutely horrendous .. its like a permanent grey filter has been placed over my screen ...

Now, I have tried to alter the display from within the WMP Enhancements -Video Settings tab but then it's either too dark at the slightest movement of the slider or too light....

Apologies for no screeny .. everytime I hit the prt scr and paste I get it into paint but it saves as a black square ....

 

 

 

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mike b1954
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Reply #1 March 27, 2008 10:49:09 PM
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NUDGE ... FED UP SAYING BUMP !!
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Reply #2 March 27, 2008 11:04:15 PM
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I'm not sure but, it sounds like a CODEC issue?   I'm thinking could be this because you say the same thing happens whether it's DVD (from a PC DVD player I assume) or from an internet feed. Maybe someone a little more knowledgeable will see this.
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Reply #3 March 27, 2008 11:14:19 PM
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Sounds like a piece of hardware bottoming out...what video card and monitor?
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mike b1954
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Reply #4 March 27, 2008 11:29:07 PM
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Hi yrag ... ACER AL1916w 19" W/Screen , Nvidia 6200 GT card with 256 mb onboard ram XP SP2 Pro ,1.5 gig ddr ram 400 mhz fsb twinned .. AMD ath.3200 currently running at about 2 gig ...asus a78edeluxe
mobo ....
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Reply #5 March 27, 2008 11:31:18 PM
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I also have the n force programmes .. Control Panel ,Nforce, and Nview .. would it benefit me if I altered some setting in those ? Sorry to be such a noob on this type of question ..
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Reply #6 March 27, 2008 11:38:16 PM
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AMD ath.3200 currently running at about 2 gig


First off...that should be 2.2 Ghz and if you have 1.5 GB of ram you're not in dual mode (and/or your front side is at 333).

That said, everything else 'looks' fine (looks being the operative word). Turn off Nview and if you changed any display/color settings in NV Control Panel, revert it back to default. Who's DVD decoder are you using?
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Reply #7 March 28, 2008 12:41:35 AM
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hehe .. I wasn't sure about that for the processor ... My son in law built it ...

Thanks for being patient !!

As for the DVD Decoder, I am not really sure what you mean there... all I want to do is put a disc into my DVD Drive and watch my favorite films/movies in WMP11 .. I hope that makes sense ..

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Reply #8 March 28, 2008 12:48:18 AM
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....and you trust the guy sleeping with your daughter???????  

Run this:
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Tell me what it says.
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Reply #9 March 28, 2008 12:58:30 AM
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heheh !!

~ all I see is a box which says " There are no MPEG2 decoders installed on this computer "..
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Reply #10 March 28, 2008 1:06:19 AM
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OK...you have watched DVD's before and you took care of the Nvidia stuff....correct?
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Reply #11 March 28, 2008 1:12:20 AM
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If its a CODEC issue may I suggest getting K-Lite codec pack...it has served me well for the past few months. I keep my WMP for my music only now since I watch all my video on Media Player Classic. The interface is not fancy but it does the job very well.
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Reply #12 March 28, 2008 1:20:27 AM
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Sorry ,mate ... Yup I set it to the defaults ~ Looks great now !!

... and I have just checked with a DVD ... and Everything appears to be OK now ....

Incidentally I have never even configured the NVIdia applications .. They have always been like that since I got this PC .. My Monitor is fine, it was just the Video settings that the son in law must have set ... he put this pc thru a plasma screen tv ...

But it seems to be sorted now ... Thanks very much for the help , yrag , I really do appreciate it ...you're a star !!

Right ~ Its 5.20 here in the uk ... I did not expect to be on this late .. but it was worth it just to sort my prob out ... off to my pit now ...

Thanks again , yrag !!

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