DVD Software

IamLakota · Jan 21, 2006, 01:11 PM

I've been using Cybelink Power DVD 6 Deluxe software to watch/play my DVD;s on my PC,but was wondering if there is different software that is better more stable than this.My reason for asking is "all" the DVD's I play/watch,play fine and smooth through the first half of the movie then they hang up and the hard drive seems to just run and run ( HD light just stays on and on doesnt flicker and evertything is locked up for some times up to 30/40 seconds).I've updated the software with patches from Cyberlink,still the problem persist.Was wondering if the ATI MMC,player/decoder was better or not?? Any help is greatly appreciated.

g35x · Jan 21, 2006, 04:20 PM

VLC media player is what i use to watch dvds,vcds,avis,mpegs,and every other type of video and i've always had trouble with ati mmc never used cyberlink tho

Cube623 · Jan 21, 2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by IamLakota

I've been using Cybelink Power DVD 6 Deluxe software to watch/play my DVD;s on my PC,but was wondering if there is different software that is better more stable than this.My reason for asking is "all" the DVD's I play/watch,play fine and smooth through the first half of the movie then they hang up and the hard drive seems to just run and run ( HD light just stays on and on doesnt flicker and evertything is locked up for some times up to 30/40 seconds).I've updated the software with patches from Cyberlink,still the problem persist.Was wondering if the ATI MMC,player/decoder was better or not?? Any help is greatly appreciated.

I had cyberlink 6 on my old pc. I didn't have the same problem as you but still it was problematic and i simply didn't like it.

On my new pc i have Nero Showtime which came with a Nero 6 OEM package with my new pc and works great with a very smooth dvd playback

Eck · Jan 22, 2006, 06:35 AM

Hmm, I had that with some Netflix rented Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD's. (I Love Buffy!)

But you say it's happening with all your DVD's? I tried playing the problematic DVD's on my old APEX on my TV, and the parts that froze or went real slow on my computer with PVD 6 Deluxe AND ATI DVD Player would hang slightly, but then go on. Jeez, those old cheap APEX DVD players play anything!

So I found that since the APEX hung a little, those DVD's are either damaged, needed cleaning (tried, didn't help) or are just mastered wrong.

Make sure XP hasn't switched you back to PIO Mode on the channel your DVD drive is on. Check in Device Manager to see if it still says DMA if available and lists the mode as one of the DMA modes.

XP counts up the errors and eventually automatically switches you to PIO Mode. (Slow.)

If it's in PIO, you can try toggling DMA if available to PIO, rebooting, then toggling it back to DMA if available and rebooting again. If that doesn't work, then right click the channel (secondary, whichever your drive is on) and choose Uninstall. Reboot, and XP by default will set the new found channel to DMA.

Then see if your DVD's still mess up.

This doesn't sound like a player problem. It could be the IDE cable or the drive if it's not the DVD being dirty or badly mastered.

IamLakota · Jan 23, 2006, 02:10 AM

Thanks for the replys my friends and Eck,I will check that dma/p10 setting out tonight and let you know what it's set at.

Robert McClelland · Jan 28, 2006, 06:29 PM

check out win dvd 7 I have np with it

IamLakota · Jan 28, 2006, 09:07 PM

I did check out windvd7 right now have the trial version,so far so good. Hopefully though come next friday we are moving out of this tiny trailer and into an apartment,whewww,...then the dvd's will be played on the sony dvd player and the surround sound will be hooked up and I wont have to use my pc for movies any longer.

Jan 21, 2006, 01:11 PM	#1
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	DVD Software I've been using Cybelink Power DVD 6 Deluxe software to watch/play my DVD;s on my PC,but was wondering if there is different software that is better more stable than this.My reason for asking is "all" the DVD's I play/watch,play fine and smooth through the first half of the movie then they hang up and the hard drive seems to just run and run ( HD light just stays on and on doesnt flicker and evertything is locked up for some times up to 30/40 seconds).I've updated the software with patches from Cyberlink,still the problem persist.Was wondering if the ATI MMC,player/decoder was better or not?? Any help is greatly appreciated. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Jan 21, 2006, 04:20 PM	#2
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	VLC media player is what i use to watch dvds,vcds,avis,mpegs,and every other type of video and i've always had trouble with ati mmc never used cyberlink tho __________________

Jan 22, 2006, 06:35 AM	#4
Eck DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	Hmm, I had that with some Netflix rented Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD's. (I Love Buffy!) But you say it's happening with all your DVD's? I tried playing the problematic DVD's on my old APEX on my TV, and the parts that froze or went real slow on my computer with PVD 6 Deluxe AND ATI DVD Player would hang slightly, but then go on. Jeez, those old cheap APEX DVD players play anything! So I found that since the APEX hung a little, those DVD's are either damaged, needed cleaning (tried, didn't help) or are just mastered wrong. Make sure XP hasn't switched you back to PIO Mode on the channel your DVD drive is on. Check in Device Manager to see if it still says DMA if available and lists the mode as one of the DMA modes. XP counts up the errors and eventually automatically switches you to PIO Mode. (Slow.) If it's in PIO, you can try toggling DMA if available to PIO, rebooting, then toggling it back to DMA if available and rebooting again. If that doesn't work, then right click the channel (secondary, whichever your drive is on) and choose Uninstall. Reboot, and XP by default will set the new found channel to DMA. Then see if your DVD's still mess up. This doesn't sound like a player problem. It could be the IDE cable or the drive if it's not the DVD being dirty or badly mastered. __________________ Epox 8KRAIPRO/Asus A7V880 Crucial 3200DDR 512x2 Sempron 3300+/AthlonXP3200 Gigabyte NVidia 6600GT/ATI Radeon x850PRO 250GB Maxtor Sata/250GB Maxtor ATA Audigy 2 ZS Platinum/Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Jan 23, 2006, 02:10 AM	Thread Starter #5
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the replys my friends and Eck,I will check that dma/p10 setting out tonight and let you know what it's set at. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Jan 28, 2006, 06:29 PM	#6
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,613 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	check out win dvd 7 I have np with it __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png

Jan 28, 2006, 09:07 PM	Thread Starter #7
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	I did check out windvd7 right now have the trial version,so far so good. Hopefully though come next friday we are moving out of this tiny trailer and into an apartment,whewww,...then the dvd's will be played on the sony dvd player and the surround sound will be hooked up and I wont have to use my pc for movies any longer. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF