Re: WMP 10 plays sound but no video on DVDs

Which decoder is WMP using now?
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#mpeg2
covers how to figure that out.

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"algray" <algray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:843843F9-2AC5-4A64-976C-2A61664412A2@microsoft.com...
>I have an Athlon 2800+, with 512mb ram. An Nvidia Riva TNT2 64mb graphics
> card with the latest drivers installed.
>
> I can play DVDs in native players and I've tried three so far, Power DVD
> 4.0, PowerDVD SE (and it's bundled version of PowerDVD 5.0) and the free
> trial of Intervideo's WinDVD - all successfully.
>
> However, when it comes to playing the same DVDs in WMP10, I get sound but
> no
> picture.
>
> I've tried reducing my resolution to 800x600 with 16bits, killing hardware
> acceleration and unchecking the "Use video mix rendering"option in WMP but
> still with no joy at all.
>
> Can anyone help?

I updated the graphics driver and now have this working.

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> Which decoder is WMP using now?
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#mpeg2
> covers how to figure that out.
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> Now Playing: "Mine to Remember" by "Waz" in WMP10.
> --
>
> "algray" <algray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:843843F9-2AC5-4A64-976C-2A61664412A2@microsoft.com...
> >I have an Athlon 2800+, with 512mb ram. An Nvidia Riva TNT2 64mb graphics
> > card with the latest drivers installed.
> >
> > I can play DVDs in native players and I've tried three so far, Power DVD
> > 4.0, PowerDVD SE (and it's bundled version of PowerDVD 5.0) and the free
> > trial of Intervideo's WinDVD - all successfully.
> >
> > However, when it comes to playing the same DVDs in WMP10, I get sound but
> > no
> > picture.
> >
> > I've tried reducing my resolution to 800x600 with 16bits, killing hardware
> > acceleration and unchecking the "Use video mix rendering"option in WMP but
> > still with no joy at all.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
>
>
>