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Re: Best MPEG-2 Decoder
The whole concept of what is the best decoder is subjective really. It's like asking if certain types of shoes make you faster runner. What I can tell you is BTV use decoders that are registered on the OS. Some offer better performance options depending on your hardware and its options.
Nvidia recommends its decoders so that you can take advantage of the raw power of a GPU. Here are some of the more popular ones for MPEG2:
PowerDVD
Arcsoft
Nvidia's
ATI's
Intervideo
Ligos
Nero
Where it gets sticky is licensing. Some might not like to pay Nvidia for their Purevideo decoder. They might try PowerDVD that was given to them as part of the OEM software pack that came with their DVD burner. Whether one is superior over the other, I would say the manufacturer's and then it's a toss up between the rest. I was surprised to discover that for h.264, I got better performance with the Arcsoft decoder...given that I have the hopped up 8800 GT and bought Purevideo.
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Dell XPS 410 | Pen D 935 | XFX Nvidia 8800 GT OC | 4 gigs of Kingston RAM | 2 SATA300 500 gig drives non-RAID | XP SP2
1 PVR-500 standard cable | 1 HVR 2250 | 1 HDHR using QAM | 1 HD-PVR| Sony Bravia 42" connected by HDMI running 1080p | Nvidia Purevideo DVD and Arcsoft H.264 decoders | Beta Tester
You should always review your BTV Log if you have issues.
Last edited by mayhem70; 02-17-2009 at 03:34 PM.
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