whats the reason of bad performance with high definition wmv

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whats the reason of bad performance with high definition wmv

Post by gorden »

hi all ,
my system is k6-2 550+Asus P5A+ati pci all in wonder(chipset rangpro 4M ram)
everytime when i run the high definition wmv,the performance of my system is very bad. i think i need to chang my video card to ati all in wonder 8500.
1)Is it helpful to my system when run high definition wmv?
2) Does the all in wonder 8500 works well with my system?
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Post by DonPedro »

hello,

from what you tell about your system configuration I would say that it is the cpu which is the culprit since you don't use the "+" version of it (means 128kb cpu-on-die cache). wmv-files need a lot of cpu-power to convert the data-stream into what can finally be watched as a movie.

the ati-card you own is fit enough to handle any video you throw at it. but of course switching to an ati 8500 would not hurt :). you can expect a lot better game play experience.
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Using a good V/card reduces the strain on the CPU, problem is... using it on a P5a+ it won't be running @ it's full potential of 4 x AGP, but still it'll perform way better than a 4Mb PCI graphics device :D
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As I have said before, it is my experience that using a non plus processor on an ASUS P5A (or P5A-B) board requires that you use every possible bios tweak to get a bit more speed if you want decent video. The problem is when you play video with a processor w/ no on die cache; and a small mobo cache like that of the P5A or P5A-B, the processor becomes bogged down waiting for data from RAM. Upgrading to a + type processor will solve the problem, or alternately OCing the FSB would also help. Upgrading the video card without doing something to reduce the amount of time the processor spends waiting will not help much I am afraid.
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Post by tazwegion »

Perhaps... but 128Mb of DDR memory coupled with the other characteristics of an AGP Radeon 8500, would certainly be a vast improvement on video supplied via a 4Mb GFX card on 33Mhz PCI bus... not as substantial maybe as a processor upgrade but still noticeable none the less :D

The problem with HD Windows Media Video is... according to MicroSoft the minimum specification is for a 2.4Ghz processor merely to play 720p quality videos.

In this context I'm afraid a processor & GFX upgrade still will not come close to the system power required, while it certainly would handle DVD playback admirably ;)
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@ Taz; Wow, didn't realize they wanted that much! You are right, I was talking about DVD playback. I can't see any way that these old systems are going to be able to give decent performance w/ software that requires 2.4 GigHz to run.
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Post by tazwegion »

Yes... MicroSoft are great at turning out software that could only be described as a 'resource pig' LMAO :lol:

Going by the recomended spec's even my 2500+ Barton system would be struggling with WMV file playback @ resolution quality over 720p :shock:

I suppose I could always overclock it to 2.2Ghz (3200+) :twisted:
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Post by KGB »

I am a little perplexed by what it is you want without giving us anymore information than that of which you provided. Under what Operating System are you running this hardware? Do you watch the media from a DVD drive or a hard disk drive. Furthermore, what is your hard drive model number and speed.

I have a very similar setup, with the exception of motherboard maker. When I use a Windows 9X,ME,2K derivative; high quality videos tend to work. Mpeg2, AVI, DivX, WMV work wonderfully under Windows Media Player 9 and a generic Video Codec pack. Dissimilarly, under Windows XP those same files stutter and skip frames without any possibility of resolvement.

Please note, this occurs under all my graphics card. Yes, even with a Matrox Millenium II 4MB card. So unless you're getting a GeForce 6600GT or greater AGP version which does WMV in the GPU, your mileage will vary when using a greater graphics card than your current one.

I will echo what others have posted here, higher MHZ means better frame rates under WMV.
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thank you everyone.
my OS is win98se, +media player classic 6.4.8.9
harddisk is 7200rpm ,2M cache . memory is 128M,
KGB CAN you list your setup, i just want this system of mine can do a good job in high quality videos playing,thank you so much!!
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