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"Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message =
news:OwLKjJRNJHA.5384[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > It appears that the hardware decoder chip in your extender does not =
properly decode the file type you are sending it.
> Have you tried other video file types?
I upgraded the firmware in the extender and that solved the jerky/slow =
playback through the extender. Media Center still plays files poorly =
that Media Player plays well on the same machine. Since both (I assume) =
use the same codecs, I wonder if MC requires more resources and the =
machine just can't deliver?
"Congenital Kano" <jrsdaddeletethis[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message =
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I've been setting up a media server (Vista Home Premium) with a =
dLink DSM-520 as a test base for implementing extenders (probably =
DSM-750s because of MCE support) but I noticed a great difference in =
playback of media files (Xvid encoded .avi) between Windows Media Player =
and both MC and the dLink extender front end. Movies were unwatchable =
using MC and the extender but played fine on the same machine with the =
same minimal processor/drive load.
Are there settings I should tweak to get acceptable performance? =
I've been using an Xbox 360 to connect to another server for months with =
no problems (haven't tested with new Vista box). I'm running a 3.00 GHz =
Pentium D processor with 2 gig of ram, a 10k 36gb boot drive and two 1gb =
7200 drives for media. Gigabit LAN. Am able to play the same files =
over the LAN properly on WMP so it is not a network problem for the =
extender.
Do I need to upgrade the hardware? I would think this wouldn't be a =
problem with the dLink extender, which uses its own player software and =
only pulls media off the hard drive of the Vista box. I can understand =
if MC needs more power, but this is not a low-end system.
Any help or referrals to links will be appreciated. Thanks!
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types?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I upgraded the firmware in the extender and that =
solved=20
the jerky/slow playback through the extender. Media Center still =
plays=20
files poorly that Media Player plays well on the same machine. =
Since both=20
(I assume) use the same codecs, I wonder if MC requires more resources =
and the=20
machine just can't deliver?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Congenital Kano" <<A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I've been setting up a media server (Vista =
Home=20
Premium) with a dLink DSM-520 as a test base for implementing =
extenders=20
(probably DSM-750s because of MCE support) but I noticed a great =
difference=20
in playback of media files (Xvid encoded .avi) between Windows Media =
Player=20
and both MC and the dLink extender front end. Movies were =
unwatchable=20
using MC and the extender but played fine on the same machine with =
the same=20
minimal processor/drive load.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Are there settings I should tweak to get =
acceptable=20
performance? I've been using an Xbox 360 to connect to another =
server=20
for months with no problems (haven't tested with new Vista =
box). I'm=20
running a 3.00 GHz Pentium D processor with 2 gig of ram, a 10k 36gb =
boot=20
drive and two 1gb 7200 drives for media. Gigabit LAN. Am =
able to=20
play the same files over the LAN properly on WMP so it is not a =
network=20
problem for the extender.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Do I need to upgrade the hardware? I =
would think=20
this wouldn't be a problem with the dLink extender, which uses its =
own=20
player software and only pulls media off the hard drive of the Vista =
box. I can understand if MC needs more power, but this is not =
a=20
low-end system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Any help or referrals to links will be=20
appreciated. =
Thanks!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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