Judder/Stutter on BBC1 & 2 HD via DVB-S2

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Post by Pixelz » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:49 am

wavemachine wrote: So from this I deduce that swapping to an HD6450 will fix these juddering issues, presumably this card will have sufficient power to use Total Media Theatre for my Blu-Ray playback?
I'm using an HD6450 on a DVB-T2 (Freeview HD) platform and the juddering is no longer discernable, plus I use TMT5 to play blu-rays at 1080p24 without problems (and my CPU Is only an E8250 Core 2 Duo). But there can be many other variables between HTPC's so your mileage may vary.

Having said that, you can pick up a new fanless HD6450 with 1Gb DDR3 for less than £30, so it may be worth a punt anyway.

HTH

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Post by barnabas1969 » Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:25 pm

wavemachine wrote:Currently I have an NVidia GPU, originally had an ATI but there were issues a few years back with ATI and BBC HD :(

So from this I deduce that swapping to an HD6450 will fix these juddering issues, presumably this card will have sufficient power to use Total Media Theatre for my Blu-Ray playback?

I nearly reverted to Media Portal which I used a few years back but never got on with and my family hated that.
Yes, I have tested an HD6450, and it was able to play Bluray movies using TMT5. It also worked successfully with content that was known to have the 29/59 frame rate issue.

My nVidia GT-430 also works successfully with both Bluray in TMT5 and with the 29/59 issue.

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Post by wally007 » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:53 pm

Has anyone tried Haswell's HD4600 and whther it fixes this BBC HD issues ?

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Post by skutterbob » Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:47 pm

I have an AMD H7 240 passive GPU and have been getting the stutter as well. The current AMD drivers are still beta, so I thought it was that. I installed win7dsfiltertweaker (I am already using the shark007 codec pack) and disabled the Microsoft DTV driver and voila! No stuttering. Have watched the F1 USA highlights and no problems.

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Post by wally007 » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:46 pm

Yea but with Microsoft DTV codec disabled, you dont get thumbnails... correct ? That wouldnt fly at our house , unfortunately.
skutterbob wrote:I have an AMD H7 240 passive GPU and have been getting the stutter as well. The current AMD drivers are still beta, so I thought it was that. I installed win7dsfiltertweaker (I am already using the shark007 codec pack) and disabled the Microsoft DTV driver and voila! No stuttering. Have watched the F1 USA highlights and no problems.

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Post by skutterbob » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:55 pm

True, but as the thumbnails look tiny on my 40" TV, I'm not really bothered.

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Post by skutterbob » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:25 pm

I have realised that I have made a mistake - shark007 codecs have the win7dsfiltertweaker built in already. It also has a system to create thumbnails - have a look at 'setup and usage' on their website. Will try it all this evening as the wife is out!

www.shark007.net

Install the advanced pack 32-bit, then install the advanced 64-bit as well if you are running a 64-bit system. I can play MKV's taken from my Bluray films with DTS Master audio and Dolby Digital HD all over HDMI to my amp using this codec pack in MCE.

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Post by wally007 » Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:18 pm

So you're saying you get thumbs in "Recorded TV" while NOT using Microsofts codec ? That sounds too good to be true :-)

I'd try but I cant afford to mess up HTPC (only Windows machine in the house), my gf would not be happy.
skutterbob wrote:I have realised that I have made a mistake - shark007 codecs have the win7dsfiltertweaker built in already. It also has a system to create thumbnails - have a look at 'setup and usage' on their website. Will try it all this evening as the wife is out!

http://www.shark007.net

Install the advanced pack 32-bit, then install the advanced 64-bit as well if you are running a 64-bit system. I can play MKV's taken from my Bluray films with DTS Master audio and Dolby Digital HD all over HDMI to my amp using this codec pack in MCE.

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#69

Post by wally007 » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:15 pm

Guys, I think BBC has fixed the issue with their encoder. I've watched F1 quali and race this weekend (GP Brasil) on BBC 1 HD and it was completely stutter-free.

( and no i did not change decoder or gfx or drivers )

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Post by jamesp26 » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:22 pm

Agree it seems to be fixed. Watched stutter free F1 today and watching stutter free Match of the Day 2 at the moment.

Here's hoping this is a permanent fix!

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