How to get sound from computer to TV?

**Skiz** · 03-27-2009, 07:36 AM

That doesn't make any sense. Why would one 8800GT work better than the two 7900GTXs I have now?

**MackDaddy** · 03-27-2009, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Skizo

That doesn't make any sense. Why would one 8800GT work better than the two 7900GTXs I have now?

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Edit: In addition to getting the Radeon HD 4870 1 GB video card the app below is something that you can try right away, it is much better then the open source H.264 codec

CoreCodec CoreAVC High Definition H.264 video codec

The CoreCodec CoreAVC High Definition H.264 video codec is based on the MPEG-4 Part 10 standard and is the video codec used in AVCHD, Blu-Ray and in HD-DVD. H.264 is the next-generation standard for video, and CoreAVC™ is being recognized as being the world's fastest H.264 software video decoder.

The efficiency of CoreAVC in 'software' is often compared to be faster than other solutions that try to rely on 'hardware' to increase playback performance of H.264 video.

After you install it then (example is with K-Lite Codec Pack installed)

Go to Programs, all programs, K-Lite Codec Pack, Configuration, ffdshow video decoder, then in the codecs category, under format, look for H.264 and to the right of H.264 select 'Disabled'

Now your video player that was using the open source libavcodec will now be using the CoreAVC Professional Codec for H.264

Then it will play more smoothly

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**tesco** · 03-27-2009, 11:53 AM

The video card he has now should play 720p or 1080p fine. No need to upgrade imo.
The choppiness is likely an issue with drivers or codecs.

Skizo, I don't think you mentioned this, does the choppiness happen only on the tv screen or also when playing hd on your pc monitor?

**MackDaddy** · 03-27-2009, 12:36 PM

Tesco has a good point

In my experience, K-Lite Codec Pack works well, try uninstalling the codecs that you have and then install K-Lite Codec Pack

Your Uninstaller 2008 6.2.1347

http://download.cnet.com/Your-Uninst...html?tag=mncol

Edit: Sometimes when there are codec problems and then you uninstall them and then reinstall them it can give you a messege saying that a certain codec is broken, if it says that then continue with the installation of K-Lite Codec Pack and then uninstall the K-Lite Codec Pack again and then reinstall K-Lite Codec Pack again, the reason why it would say that is because of the problems that the original codecs before K-Lite Codec Pack had before that were not completely removed by the original uninstall

K-Lite Codec Pack

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

After K-Lite Codec Pack is installed then install CoreAVC Professional

Looking back I remember going through problems with the video playback like that and it was because of the codecs

It can also be because of the drivers for the video card

**Bobbius5000** · 03-27-2009, 12:57 PM

Dude, a 7900GTX can handle HD. You need not upgrade. It's all about the codecs and the player settings.

You need to get Core AVC installed like the others are saying, go into the settings in Windows Media Player Classic and make sure you force it to use the external core avc codec.

It can take a bit of fiddling but it is possible.

As for the sound issue, you need a sound card that can input the video from your GPU, add the audio, and output through the HDMI.
Like this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asu...hdmi,5597.html

**Skiz** · 03-27-2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by tesco

The video card he has now should play 720p or 1080p fine. No need to upgrade imo.
The choppiness is likely an issue with drivers or codecs.

Skizo, I don't think you mentioned this, does the choppiness happen only on the tv screen or also when playing hd on your pc monitor?

Everything plays fine on my monitors - divx, 720, 1080 Blurays... everything.

Everything plays fine on the TV as well except the 1080 Bluray stuff.

As for codecs, I installed the CCCP pack this time around en lieu of the KLite Pack as per Snee's suggestion in the $20 thread.

I'm not sure what drivers could be the issue since things play fine on the monitor.

I'm a bit tempted to blame the HDMI cable at this point. I bought a new 10' cable off Craigslist for $10.

tesco, where should I go for quality, inexpensive cables? monoprice.com?

I may try the KLite pack when I get home.

**SonsOfLiberty** · 03-27-2009, 10:03 PM

What kind of media player are using to play the BD to the TV with? Not to pounce on anything, but I would stay far away from codec packs, they tend to do more harm then good, I always rely on player like The KMPlayer and VLC that have all the required components to play video. VLC does support BD-Disc, but you will need to read into it. Also, if it play fine on your computer, but not your TV tends to be something else, and not codecs.

Are your graphic drivers up-to-date? The only thing I can imagine is not enough memory (and memory is dirt cheap http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...d_10_O261-8038)...

If you play Blu-ray by any other method than disc, I would strongly trying KMPlayer and VLC, they have built in "internal" codecs and are player independent.

I had the jerkiness with mkv files and it was because my CPU couldn't handle them, but since I upgraded I can run anything.

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**Skiz** · 03-27-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm currently using VLC; newest version.

**SonsOfLiberty** · 03-27-2009, 10:37 PM

There are several factors that can contribute to the picture quality. The import quality of the copied file (bitrate, frame rate, resolution, etc), the capabilities of your video card, the quality and length of the HDMI connection to the TV (or even the HDMI cable itself, if you lived close to me I would give ya one for free, my cousin has a shit ton in the truck, cable installer...) are just a few of the potential issues that could be causing the problem.

Does your tv have “CineMotion”?