PowerDVD 9 Quality... - Blu-ray Forum

Tyrindor · 12-15-2009, 08:38 PM

Alright, I decided to play some of my blu-rays on my computer. The quality seems far worse than if I play it directly via the PS3. I'm using the same display for both and the same settings.

1) Jumpy/Twitchy Menus. Not a frame rate issue, the menus jerk/twitch around. Like it will jump up 6 pixels, then jump down 6 pixels.. but very fast and very noticable.
2) Low Quality. I'll watch a scene in the PS3, then watch the same scene using PowerDVD 9. It's terrible in comparison. Far more glitches in the video, and the colors are just far worse.

i7 920 @ 4GHz, 6GB DDR3 2000, Radeon 5970. My computer is definitely not the problem, it's top of the line. I'm running Windows 7 64bit.

Blacklac · 12-16-2009, 02:14 AM

Strange, I've been quite pleased with PDVD 9 running it on XP, 2.4Ghz dual core 2MB RAM and a GTX260 (was using an 8600GTS, which was also plenty). Even the PQ is fantastic. I usually use my PC over my Pioneer 51 player.

As for the "twitching", have you tried different builds of PDVD?

What cable are you using to connect to the display?

Tyrindor · 12-16-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacklac

Strange, I've been quite pleased with PDVD 9 running it on XP, 2.4Ghz dual core 2MB RAM and a GTX260 (was using an 8600GTS, which was also plenty). Even the PQ is fantastic. I usually use my PC over my Pioneer 51 player.

As for the "twitching", have you tried different builds of PDVD?

What cable are you using to connect to the display?

I haven't tried different builds.

My setup is 100% HDMI. Video card -> DVI to HDMI -> Sound card -> HDMI -> Receiver -> HDMI -> TV

I might try a more direct route of just going DVI -> HDMI to TV and bypassing my soundcard to see if thats the issue.

Blacklac · 12-16-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrindor

I might try a more direct route of just going DVI -> HDMI to TV and bypassing my soundcard to see if thats the issue.

Hmm, yeah I would definitely try that.

Tyrindor · 12-16-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacklac

Hmm, yeah I would definitely try that.

Even if that is the case it won't work for me. Since my sound card requires a video signal to produce HDMI sound, I would have to downgrade to optical for PC games and music played on my PC.

Sure, I could just output sound via my GPU.. but my sound card is going to do a lot better job at it... and I paid $250 for it.

Blacklac · 12-16-2009, 04:03 AM

just curious, what is your soundcard?

12-15-2009, 08:38 PM	#1
Tyrindor Member Member since:Feb 2008	PowerDVD 9 Quality... Alright, I decided to play some of my blu-rays on my computer. The quality seems far worse than if I play it directly via the PS3. I'm using the same display for both and the same settings. 1) Jumpy/Twitchy Menus. Not a frame rate issue, the menus jerk/twitch around. Like it will jump up 6 pixels, then jump down 6 pixels.. but very fast and very noticable. 2) Low Quality. I'll watch a scene in the PS3, then watch the same scene using PowerDVD 9. It's terrible in comparison. Far more glitches in the video, and the colors are just far worse. i7 920 @ 4GHz, 6GB DDR3 2000, Radeon 5970. My computer is definitely not the problem, it's top of the line. I'm running Windows 7 64bit. Last edited by Tyrindor; 12-15-2009 at 08:46 PM.

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12-16-2009, 02:14 AM	#2
Blacklac Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Michigan, USA	Strange, I've been quite pleased with PDVD 9 running it on XP, 2.4Ghz dual core 2MB RAM and a GTX260 (was using an 8600GTS, which was also plenty). Even the PQ is fantastic. I usually use my PC over my Pioneer 51 player. As for the "twitching", have you tried different builds of PDVD? What cable are you using to connect to the display?

12-16-2009, 04:03 AM	#6
Blacklac Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Michigan, USA	just curious, what is your soundcard?

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