XPS 420 & Radeon ATI HD2600 XT – Choppy DVD Playback
I got my XPS 420, took an image of HDD (32 bit OEM OS) and installed Vista Ultimate x64, downloaded and installed all the drivers from support.dell.com and then also updated newer drivers for the video and network cards and updated the firmware on the ATI Digital Cable Tuner. Everything that I’ve tested so far seems to be working OK, except for DVD playback in Media Center and Media Player. Playback is choppy with video getting hung and buzzing audio. CyberLink’s PowerDVD plays just fine.
It seems that the DVD playback only gets choppy if I try to move around in Media Center while the DVD is playing. But, if I maximize and/or unmaximize the window it resets the DVD playback and re-syncs the audio/video. Playback is smooth then.
DVD playback on Media Player is a different story which really doesn’t work at all.
I had previously purchased the CinePlayer DVD Decoder for Windows Vista. So, I tried that and it didn’t help DVD playback in Media Player.
System Specs:
- Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q9300 (6MB Cache,2.50GHz,1333FSB)
- 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz – 4 DIMMs
- Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB
- Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
- Integrated Sound Blaster®Audigy™ HD Software Edition
- Single ATITV Wonder™Digital Cable Tuner with Remote
Has anyone seen any issues with DVD playback with the Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB video card?
I’ve not tested a Blu-ray disk playback or digital cable yet.
**Updated 5/29/08 1:15pm - I just tested Blu-ray disk playback and it worked like a charm in PowerDVD.
