OK - tried swapping monitors but the problem remains the same.

Heres a thing though, i used to watch all my videos on my DivX player. Now,
when trying to watch any video is come up with an error message:

'Unable to render video:

The DivX player is unable to initialize the video software required to play
this file. There is likely a problem with your DirectX installation. Please
reinstall DirectX and try again.'

I have DirectX 9.0c installed.
--
OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
RAM: 1024 DDR
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Red can be the most difficult color to display.... on an HDTV you often get
> 'strobing' with red. It seems more obvious than any other solid color.
>
> Did you try another monitor? Borrow one from a friend from an hour or so
> just to check. 60Hz is fine for an LCD but VERY low for a CRT. I'd
> actually change it to 75 if it's an LCD and something more like 85 or higher
> for a CRT.
>
>
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
>
> "Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0A97DB68-3B97-4354-A996-0EC65D97447A@microsoft.com...
> > I've noticed something else too, the colour red in all videos seems to be
> > more pixellated than any other colour.
> >
> > Strange.
> > --
> > OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> > Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> > RAM: 1024 DDR
> > Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
> >
> >
> > "Andy H" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you talking about Hurley or the picture in general? Lol.
> >>
> >> My monitor is a Packard Bell but according to Everest it is a 17" NEC
> >> FT700.
> >> My resolution is 1280 by 1024 and the refresh rate is 60 Hz.
> >> --
> >> OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> >> Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> >> RAM: 1024 DDR
> >> Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Ew that's fairly nasty.... !
> >> >
> >> > What monitor are you running on and what is your resolution set at...
> >> > and
> >> > the monitor refresh rate?
> >> > --
> >> > Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> > Printing & Imaging
> >> > http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:B32DE95B-C1D1-4D5E-952F-DB30DD708B2A@microsoft.com...
> >> > >I am downloading Catalyst 5.13 Windows Media Centre Edition drivers
> >> > >from
> >> > >the
> >> > > ATI website. I will try and take a screenshot to show you how bad it
> >> > > is.
> >> > >
> >> > > You may not see it as bad as it is because it is zoomed out a bit,
> >> > > but
> >> > > peoples shoulders are square.
> >> > >
> >> > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ryou/shot2.jpg
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Try saving it, zooming in once and thats how i am watching it.
> >> > >
> >> > > Is there any chance the Bios may need updating?
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> >> > > Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> >> > > RAM: 1024 DDR
> >> > > Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> Are you sure you are downloading the Media Center 2005 specific
> >> > >> drivers
> >> > >> from
> >> > >> ATI's website and not the non-MCE ones?
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> --
> >> > >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> > >> Printing & Imaging
> >> > >> http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> "Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > >> news:95E6C198-13E0-49AB-B2E7-A1A8C99F1D25@microsoft.com...
> >> > >> > ok, from the beginning:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > My computer was working fine a month ago when I would watch
> >> > >> > downloaded
> >> > >> > videos in Divx player/WMP10/PowerDVD and even with the stock
> >> > >> > graphics
> >> > >> > card
> >> > >> > (Radeon 9200) the picture was crystal clear.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Now, when i watch programs they look grainy and there is clear
> >> > >> > pixellation
> >> > >> > on the outlines of objects. This does not affect pictures, only
> >> > >> > video
> >> > >> > and
> >> > >> > occurs on all video viewers.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Also, When i try and start my Media Centre it looks it appears
> >> > >> > large in
> >> > >> > contrast to the 1280/1024 my desktop is currently set at and
> >> > >> > starts by
> >> > >> > telling me "Your video card or drivers are not compatible with
> >> > >> > Media
> >> > >> > Centre".
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > How can this be if they were supplied with the computer and worked
> >> > >> > before?
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I tried updating the driver for the graphics card and also the TV
> >> > >> > tuner
> >> > >> > card. What else can i do?
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > --
> >> > >> > OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> >> > >> > Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> >> > >> > RAM: 1024 DDR
> >> > >> > Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >> Let's start again, what is the exact problem you have?
> >> > >> >> --
> >> > >> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> > >> >> Printing & Imaging
> >> > >> >> http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >> "Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > >> >> news:EABB5574-C830-4CBE-A32B-9755B581A4A4@microsoft.com...
> >> > >> >> > Ok. I'll start in saying that i have posted several posts on
> >> > >> >> > this
> >> > >> >> > board
> >> > >> >> > who
> >> > >> >> > try and be helpful at first but end in the same result.....my
> >> > >> >> > computer
> >> > >> >> > not
> >> > >> >> > being fixed.
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > After looking at these posts and the sheer volume of problems
> >> > >> >> > that
> >> > >> >> > come
> >> > >> >> > in,
> >> > >> >> > I have come to one conclusion.....computers are made with a
> >> > >> >> > built in
> >> > >> >> > 'random
> >> > >> >> > problem generator' after the warranty runs out.
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > Think of it this way - two programmers (one honest and one
> >> > >> >> > not-s-honest)
> >> > >> >> > create exactly the same program but the less honest of the two
> >> > >> >> > puts
> >> > >> >> > in
> >> > >> >> > a
> >> > >> >> > backdoor code so a problem occurs in the program. Result? The
> >> > >> >> > programmer
> >> > >> >> > gets called back to solve the problem and thus creating a need
> >> > >> >> > to
> >> > >> >> > call
> >> > >> >> > him/her back. More money for the less-honest, no after-sales
> >> > >> >> > service
> >> > >> >> > required
> >> > >> >> > from the honest one.
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > So I buy a computer and after a year it comes up with a problem
> >> > >> >> > which
> >> > >> >> > no-one
> >> > >> >> > can decipher and doesn't appear to have a solution. Oh wait, i
> >> > >> >> > know
> >> > >> >> > a
> >> > >> >> > solution. Take it back and be told it'll be expensive to fix.
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > Is it some kind of insider knowledge where manufacturers are
> >> > >> >> > all
> >> > >> >> > laughing
> >> > >> >> > behind our backs while their computers run fine?
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > We live in a world where people where the only way to ensure
> >> > >> >> > service
> >> > >> >> > is
> >> > >> >> > to
> >> > >> >> > provide a bad one?
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > I am seriously peed off and thinking of taking an axe to mine
> >> > >> >> > and
> >> > >> >> > moving
> >> > >> >> > to
> >> > >> >> > tibet where there are no computers in the monastrys
> >> > >> >> >
> >> > >> >> > --
> >> > >> >> > OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> >> > >> >> > Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> >> > >> >> > RAM: 1024 DDR
> >> > >> >> > Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
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