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HD Video Can't be Played

22 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/hd-video-cant-be-played.100516/

IronCruz
IronCruz Original post #1
Oct 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM
when I try to play HD video with Media Player Classic or Windows Media Player, my whole screen becomes black and after 4 to 8 seconds screens becomes like the above picture and there occurs an error, is there any solution for this. Please help me. Don’t make digit fan so sad.
My PC Configuration is as follows
Processor : Intel Celeron D 2.40GHz
Motherboard : Gigabyte 8I845GVMRZ
Hard Disk : Seagate 40GB ST340015A Ultra ATA
RAM : 760MB DDR1
OS : MS WINDOWS XP SP 2
I have no graphic card.
:confused:
mahesh
mahesh #2
Oct 24, 2008 at 11:20 AM
U try play it in gome player
Ethan_Hunt
Oct 24, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Get KMPlayer. It's the best for all type of files. Heck even better than VLC player.
pushkar
pushkar #4
Oct 24, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Get KMPlayer. It's the best for all type of files. Heck even better than VLC player.
I agree. I don't why it is not so popular. It is SO SO good. If you don't want to try KMPlayer, give GOMPlayer a try. But for God's sake, don't use VLC (don't flame me).

Are you using CoreAVC?
ajayritik
Oct 24, 2008 at 4:53 PM
I'm not sure if the processor and RAM configuration will suffice in playing HD stuff on your PC.
dheeraj_kumar
Oct 24, 2008 at 5:10 PM
^^ Its good enough. a 2.4 GHz proccy, and a 760 MB ram... Install K-Lite Codec Pack and you're done.
thewisecrab
Oct 24, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Klite codec pack is the answer :)
mahesh
mahesh #8
Oct 24, 2008 at 7:01 PM
^^ Its good enough. a 2.4 GHz proccy, and a 760 MB ram... Install K-Lite Codec Pack and you're done.


But Girish already mentioned that Media Player Classicis not taking the file
dheeraj_kumar
Oct 24, 2008 at 10:05 PM
He said it doesnt work with MPC, but he did not mention if he has K-Lite installed or not.
JojoTheDragon
Oct 26, 2008 at 11:36 AM
May be you need a gpu. But better give K-Lite Codac Pack a try.
IronCruz
IronCruz #11
Oct 27, 2008 at 1:04 PM
I Will try yaar...................:rolleyes:
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Doomsday #12
Oct 28, 2008 at 4:07 PM
A celeron D 2.4 should be okay for upto 720p content. It may not be able to handle 1080p comfortably.

You can try using the CCCP codec pack. It works pretty well for me. Comes bundled with MPC.

VLC also works fine for me. (Why is VLC bad??)
ajayritik
ajayritik #13
Oct 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Sorry for bumping into this thread. I have a good configuration with respect to processor and RAM but I have a CRT monitor. Do I need to have an LCD monitor to get the full effect of HD stuff? I don't have sufficeint money to buy an LCD now. :(
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Doomsday #14
Oct 28, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Sorry for bumping into this thread. I have a good configuration with respect to processor and RAM but I have a CRT monitor. Do I need to have an LCD monitor to get the full effect of HD stuff? I don't have sufficeint money to buy an LCD now. :(

CRT monitor will do fine, as long as you can set a resolution of 1280x720 or higher on it. :)
HD is 720p onwards ie. 720p, 1080i and 1080p.
ajayritik
ajayritik #15
Oct 28, 2008 at 7:14 PM
What about settings of 1024*768? Will this suffice? Once I adjust the settings to 1280*720 my video screen on the monitor shrinks vertically. Do I have to adjust the monitor menu screen for left and right width?
dheeraj_kumar
Oct 28, 2008 at 7:19 PM
@ajay
Set your monitor's resolution to the maximum possible. Thats it.
toofan
toofan #17
Oct 28, 2008 at 8:42 PM
I Will try yaar...................:rolleyes:
You will surely need a entry level graphic card to enjoy the HD movies. Otherwise if any way you succeed then still the playback will not be smooth enough.
ajayritik
ajayritik #18
Oct 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
@ajay
Set your monitor's resolution to the maximum possible. Thats it.
The maximum that is available for me is 20548*15436. Do you think I should set my monitor resolution to this?
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ashwinsid #19
Oct 30, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Use KMPlayer. When the video is playing, press the * button in the numpad to see different aspect ratios.

If it doesnt play in KMPlayer, your system cant handle the load.
ajayritik
ajayritik #20
Oct 30, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Can someone please clarify whether I need to have an LCD monitor to experience the real HD stuff. Whether I would not be able to find the same experience on a CRT Monitor?
IronCruz
IronCruz #21
Oct 30, 2008 at 3:35 PM
I tried, it doesn't work

yaah u re right............
dheeraj_kumar
Oct 30, 2008 at 4:57 PM
@ajayrithik

Set your monitor's resolution to the maximum it supports, whatever it says on its box, or look at the website. An LCD monitor is more preferred to a CRT, so you may not find the same experience in watching a video with a CRT and LCD.