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Resident Audiophile
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Chomp Chomp
damn straight! haha. wwwoooo!
c2d e6600, gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 3.3, x1950pro, 3gb ddr2 800
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Hammerhead Shark
lol. yeah i got that btw pinchy what program do you use to watch your dvd movies in? i dont know whats the best one so i use windows media player. is there one that optimizes the sound for the ultras? i plan on getting the new matrix movie and the first starwars movie to test out these "tight" bad boys.
"you know the world is going to Hell when your last "honorable" enemies were the Nazis"
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Chomp Chomp
c2d e6600, gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 3.3, x1950pro, 3gb ddr2 800
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I've tested the pm5.1s with powerdvd xp4.0 dlx, powerdvd 5, windvd 5 platinum (newest one).
The best vid quality is from windvd unfortunately, because powerdvd 5 seems to have the best sound of them all.
I dont like the userinterface of windvd plat(newest one) compared to powerdvd 5.
I like the fact you can set the dynamic range to reference levels so it has more impact in powerdvd5, its very buggy in windvd and sometimes it resets itself.
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Mako Shark
Originally posted by Swerv
I've tested the pm5.1s with powerdvd xp4.0 dlx, powerdvd 5, windvd 5 platinum (newest one).
The best vid quality is from windvd unfortunately, because powerdvd 5 seems to have the best sound of them all.
I dont like the userinterface of windvd plat(newest one) compared to powerdvd 5.
I like the fact you can set the dynamic range to reference levels so it has more impact in powerdvd5, its very buggy in windvd and sometimes it resets itself.
I agree with you that WinDVD Platinum has better image quality, but are you sure that PowerDVD 5 wins under the sound quality? WinDVD Platinum has (I found it some what hidden) Trusurround and SRS features to make the sounds sound better. When I turned these features on AND adjusted them I found it that they performed better than PowerDVD 5's sound quality.
But with the features off from both, i'll agree, PowerDVD5 is better in sound quality. Although I find it important to add that they both play sound great
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Hammerhead Shark
dont you have to buy the "multi-channel" versions of windvd and powerdvd in order to get full 5.1 support? and arent both of those programs like $70 a pop? thats too much for DVD software when you can buy a stand-alone dvd player for $80.
P4 2.4C @ 3.3Ghz 275FSB 1.62v|Abit IC7-G|2x512MB Corsair PC3500 @ 440mhz 2-3-2-6|Saphire Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB|SLK-900u w/ 90mm Enermax adjustable fan|Hitachi DeskStar 180GXP 120GB w/8MB Cache|Antec TruePower 430w|SB Audigy 2|Klipsch PM v.2-400 w/SWS|Logitech MX510|Trinitron 21"
HTPC:
P4 2.8C(stock)|Abit IS7|2x512mb Corsair PC3200|MSI Geforce4 4200 128mb|2x180gb Hitachi 180gxp|SB Audigy 2 zs|Klipsch PM 5.1 Ultras|NetGear 802.11g Wi-Fi|Hauppauge PVR-250|Logitech cordless desktop MX for bluetooth (mx900)|Enermax 350w|ATI Remote Wonder
Old Faithfull:
P3 1ghz @ 1.1 147fsb|Asus CUSL2-C|512MB Crucial CAS2 PC133|Creative Geforce2 GTS 32MB|IBM DeskStar 60GXP 60GB|SB LIVE! 5.1|Creative Desktop Theater 5.1|Enlight 300w PSU
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Zoom-Zoom!
Kazaa.
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Resident Audiophile
Originally posted by natgun
dont you have to buy the "multi-channel" versions of windvd and powerdvd in order to get full 5.1 support? and arent both of those programs like $70 a pop? thats too much for DVD software when you can buy a stand-alone dvd player for $80.
Or just buy a Revo and you'll get it included. This is one reason why I'm so close to getting it...
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RIP SiS :(
Originally posted by XP18004life
Or just buy a Revo and you'll get it included. This is one reason why I'm so close to getting it...
Most DVD drives (my DVD/CD-RW combo did) come with DVD software.
I received the free 'basic' PowerDVD 4.0, which I paid like $25 to have upgraded with the 'multi-channel sound pack'. $25 for great DVD software isn't a bad choice, IMO.
I think the next thing I'll be doing is upgrading to PowerDVD 5.0
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Chomp Chomp
yea, i think i have about 4 copies of that lying around
c2d e6600, gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 3.3, x1950pro, 3gb ddr2 800
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Chomp Chomp
i finally tried the thx bass test. hehe.
c2d e6600, gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 3.3, x1950pro, 3gb ddr2 800
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