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Geek Culture / Windows Media Player is still slow even with its VIP APIs!

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 1st Mar 2006 22:37
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Have you ever tried watching a DVD with WMP? It took 20 seconds to load the menu on my PC and the audio/video sync constantly slipped. I tried to put it into skinned mode so I could DBP and watch some comedy at the same time. The result? 4x compile times and constant crashing. I downloaded a demo of PowerDVD and it can watch DVDs flawlessly whilst doing complex graphics. I think this proves something; not even VIP APIs can solve M$'s shoddy programming!


At least farting ferrets are better than stinky stoats.
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Dot Merix
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Posted: 1st Mar 2006 23:09
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I've never had problems watching dvd's..

But, i do use media player classic to watch them(as it can use codecs better than windows media player)...


WindowsXP Home(Service pack 2), Athlon XP 2400+(2.01Ghz), 1GIG Ram, Ati Radeon 9800Pro 128MB.
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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 1st Mar 2006 23:13
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powerdvd is good i got it with my dvd rw along with nero oem edition

Theme park simulator wip
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=71731&b=8
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