DEVA card and Divx/MPEG playback on 770

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landsmarra · #1 Post by **landsmarra** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:26 pm

Hello to all!

Besides the fact that the DEVA card helps the laptop properly play back DVDs in Windows Media Player (with Windows XP, that is), does anyone happen to know if should also help with any other files that would use WMP as a playback source (like Divx or MPEG files)?

I ask because I've tried playing back a DVD reencoded into Divx and it was choppy on my P233.

sktn77a · #2 Post by **sktn77a** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:07 pm

I believe the chipset only decodes MPEG2. So it wouldn't help with DIVX or any other format.

hjanzen · #3 Post by **hjanzen** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:30 am

I suggest you get and install the free VLC mediaplayer.

That little program plays all video formats easily on TP 770 and 600 series without the need of DEVA cards or Windows Media Player in Windows XP.
Hans

landsmarra · #4 Post by **landsmarra** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:04 am

Both comments noted and appreciated!

Thanks!

VIBM · #5 Post by **VIBM** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:51 pm

Will VLC MP play DVDs smoothly on a 770E with Win98SE, or
would I need Win2000 or XP?
Thanks

rodgermcliff · #6 Post by **rodgermcliff** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:06 pm

hjanzen-
Have you tried this software on a 233 MHz Pentium laptops? I noticed that your laptops are at least 366 MHz. I ask because my experience is from back when DVD drives were new and being retrofitted to [Dell] laptops. The break point seemed to be around 366 MHz; less than that did not work smooth without some sort of extra hardware processor [aka DEVA card].

I know that my 770X can play a DVD without a DEVA card if I shut down all extra processes/services. I have to have the DEVA card in my 770 [no letter] and shut down the antivirus and some other processes to play DVDs smoothly.

landsmarra-
I believe that sktn77a has the right answer.

hjanzen · #7 Post by **hjanzen** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:08 am

@rogermcliff
That is correct; both my 770X/Z and the 600E have PII and 366 MHz.
They all use WinXP pro + SP's and have the usual software + virusscanner installed, as well as W. Defender.
I do not need to shutdown any processes or services.
I assume that the DVD drives are the original ones.
I have not tried VLC player on 233MHZ laptops.
Hans.

VIBM · #8 Post by **VIBM** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:38 pm

So, a 770E with 233Mhz processor and 64MB ram, will
not play a DVD smoothly, regardless of operating system?

rodgermcliff · #9 Post by **rodgermcliff** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:33 pm

VIBM wrote:So, a 770E with 233Mhz processor and 64MB ram, will
not play a DVD smoothly, regardless of operating system?

Without a DEVA card, that has been my experience. With DEVA card (and unnecessary functions stopped/exitted), most will play smoothly if set up correctly.

VIBM · #10 Post by **VIBM** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:24 am

Thank you.

DEVA card and Divx/MPEG playback on 770

DEVA card and Divx/MPEG playback on 770

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