I mention this card, because not all software uses (or uses optimally) hardware decoders, especially new ones. The only thing missing for some people is video input will come in 2008 on this or another card. The incredible power management, superior video hardware decoding and 300 stream processors and reasonable price pull this card to the front of the pack in my mind. If you want ONLY raw gaming performance the NVidia 8800GT is currently the best deal. In particular, the new ATI HD 3870 is an incredible graphics card. If you are in the market for a new desktop and plan to use any demanding software and/or game I highly recommend you read up on the new AMD Spider system. Understanding the technical details can help you troubleshoot AND enable you to watch or encode at the optimal quality. ![]() Audio Synch issues MIGHT be the Container, whereas not playing at all could be a missing decoder or Container. If the video is poor, the problem is either that the actual video quality is poor or that the video decoder isn't good enough. )ģ) the Container, the "glue" which joins the audio and video (AVI, MKV. )Ģ) the Audio, requiring an audio decoder (MP3, AC3, Vorbis, FLAC. BluRay/HD-DVD (not aware of any free ones Nero 8's Showtime plugin worked perfectly with my 6600GT 128MB/2GB3200/X2 4800+ system)ġ) the Video, requiring a video decoder (WMV, DivX, AVC. for DVD-Video: NVidia PureVideo, ATI equivalent, Nero Showtime or other purchased MPEG2 decoder ![]() KMPlayer (I install the EXE from the homepage, then Copy the latest Beta over the installation folder in Program Files.) Rather than get technical, I recommend installing ALL of what I list and compare them over a long time. If it works in KMPlayer it's NOT the video, it's your decoders or your settings. If you have issues with say WMP11, try a program like KMPlayer which has great internal decoders. For external decoders, the newbie should start with FFDShow. Install some players with their own, internal decoders as well as some which require external decoders. I have EXTENSIVELY compared all the main video players. I'm quite a videophile (sounds dirty) and pretty knowledgeable about codecs, containers etc. The guys in charge of VLC player could learn a thing or two from GOM Player. I don't plan on changing media players any time soon. Doesn't crash, isn't full of bugs, and starts up quick, which is what a good media player should do. GOM is a really good choice for a media player and I love using it. It can also be a bit slow to start, which is why I stopped using this particular player. ![]() Keep in mind, for instance, KMPlayer can do what GOM Player does, but based on past experience, KMPlayer does have problems sticking with certain configuration settings, such as the codecs you select to play certain audio and/or video files. You can change the skin of GOM as well, in case you want it to have a different look. It can also take snapshots of what you watch, which I don't do often, but it's a nice feature. Unlike VLC or other media players I've seen, GOM lets you do some pretty cool stuff, such as configuring it to use a Winamp DSP plugin, in case you wanna tweak the audio or give it a boost, depending on the plugin you use with it. Pretty much easy to configure Gom Player to your liking, if you know what you're doing. Haven't discovered any kind of bugs and it works well for playing back most, if not all, video and audio files. Way better than KMPlayer, WMP 12, or VLC. ![]() This has been a pretty good media player, and it hasn't failed me at all.
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