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Playing HD files on computer

vjoker1988
edited February 2009 in General
Anyone know how to play HD files on computer? My specs are Athlon XP 2800+, 1gig Ram, Radeon 1550XT 256mb. The problem is when I try to play some HD files, the playback is choppy and the video and sound are out of sync. I downloaded CoreAVC Codec since it's supposedly the best decoder and I use either MPC or VLC but no luck. Do I need a faster processor or something? Thanks. :teeth:

Comments

  • blackhat
    edited October 2008
    If you're trying to play uncompressed HD files (the ones that take up 20GB+) and are encoded in mkv format or the like, you need a super computer or the playback will suck.

    What I do is convert them to MP4 format and play them on my Xbox 360.
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited October 2008
    Where do you guys download HD stuff from?
  • NukeChem
    edited October 2008
    I'd like to know, too :P
  • JayDub
    edited October 2008
    You will probably need an HD Drive.
  • lazyGUY
    edited October 2008
    Kevin M.;39159 said:
    Where do you guys download HD stuff from?
    mininova.org or pirate bay
    most of the stuff is 720p and already encoded

    search "newartriot" on mininova
    they have bdrips and hddvd rips
  • Kresher
    edited October 2008
    Codecs for dummies:

    1. get the CCCP codec pack. (google it, Im too lazy to link it)
    2. get the latest ffdshow filter from freecodecs. (google again)
    3. get the latest CoreAVC professional version from a torrent website.
    4. install CCCP with ffdshow unchecked
    5. install ffdshow filter that you downloaded, and uncheck h264 during installation
    6. install CoreAVC

    congratulations, now you can play 99.9% of movie files you download from the internet on your crappy computer.

    Oh, and VLC media player sucks.
  • NukeChem
    edited October 2008
    Anybody know if you can do this in Ubuntu? One nice thing about DVD playing in Linux is that it doesn't enforce region coding garbage.
  • blackhat
    edited October 2008
    Kresher;39177 said:
    congratulations, now you can play 99.9% of movie files you download from the internet on your crappy computer.
    Choppy playback of HD rarely has anything to do with your codecs (if video and sound shows up, you're all set). It's just physically impossible for a slow CPU/GPU to process that much information going through it.
  • JayDub
    edited October 2008
    Not if you overclock it high enough.

    12 Ghz sounds like a nice speed.
  • NukeChem
    edited October 2008
    Bwaha. :P

    Actually, there's a dark horse of a CPU making the rounds - the Pentium Dual Core E5200 (see this article) and while the price has gone up a bit it's still a helluva bargain (Example: NCIX Bundle Special).

    :-)
  • lazyGUY
    edited October 2008
    if I get one of those, can i swap it into an older computer, or would you have to build a totally new computer???
  • Kresher
    edited October 2008
    Depends on what kind of CPU and motherboard you already have.
  • NukeChem
    edited October 2008
    Check the CPU compatibility lists for your mobo and ensure you have the latest BIOS update, if the list specifies a newer one than the one you have.
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited October 2008
    lazyGUY;39163 said:
    mininova.org or pirate bay
    most of the stuff is 720p and already encoded

    search "newartriot" on mininova
    they have bdrips and hddvd rips
    much love
  • rga6@sfu.ca
    edited February 2009
    Kresher;39177 said:
    Codecs for dummies:

    1. get the CCCP codec pack. (google it, Im too lazy to link it)
    2. get the latest ffdshow filter from freecodecs. (google again)
    3. get the latest CoreAVC professional version from a torrent website.
    4. install CCCP with ffdshow unchecked
    5. install ffdshow filter that you downloaded, and uncheck h264 during installation
    6. install CoreAVC

    congratulations, now you can play 99.9% of movie files you download from the internet on your crappy computer.

    Oh, and VLC media player sucks.
    or just download the k-lite codec pack from www.codecguide.com .....been using this for years
  • Simon604
    edited February 2009
    I would use a codec pack as well...or I think something like VLC Player would do the trick
  • schmoey
    edited February 2009
    Simon;47386 said:
    I would use a codec pack as well...or I think something like VLC Player would do the trick
    Or both :) Codec pack + VLC pretty much solves most of your problems.
  • lazyGUY
    edited February 2009
    i just transfer all my newartriot downloads to my external drive and watch everything on my 360
    im now trying to find a ripper who encodes in 5.1 and at least 720p...anyone?
  • imelting
    edited February 2009
    omg necromancy all of u!! /freakout
  • Simon604
    edited February 2009
    chillll buddee :P
  • NickC
    edited February 2009
    HD playback requires a lot of horsepower especially at the 1080p + levels.
  • online predatoronline predator
    edited February 2009
    bump the monitor on the side a couple of times. it should work

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