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I have an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive that was at first connected to my 360 until it failed on me (RRoD) and I never bothered getting it fixed. I then decided I would connect the HD drive to my PC and I set everything up correctly with all of the correct drivers etc. and was using PowerDVD Ultra v7.3. I recall testing out a few HD-DVD's with the HD-DVD connected to my computer, all working properly and without any problems.
Ok, so about two weeks ago I formatted my system and did a fresh install of Windows XP Professional. I installed all of the correct drivers, updated my PC etc so everything is up-to-date. I decided I would connect the HD drive to my PC again because I wanted to watch a few of my HD-DVD's so I downloaded the correct drivers for the Xbox 360 drive, installed PowerDVD Ultra v7.3 and tried to run Blade Runner, to find that the picture and sound would not play properly and it kept skipping/stuttering straight away as soon as the disc loaded, so basically as soon as you see the studio name (Warner Bros. or Universal depending on disc) both the picture and sound will stutter/skip. I thought this may be down to a faulty disc or something so tried another disc only to find it had the same problem. Then I tried my Casablanca HD-DVD which previously worked, only to have the same problem yet again with skipping/stuttering sound and picture.
I have tried a few different versions of graphics card driver, from the latest to the ones I used previously on my system when the HD's worked. I have tried updating my sound drivers and still the HD-DVD's won't play properly and keep skipping/stuttering with both video and sound.
I have tried a couple of standard DVD's on the drive and they play perfectly without any problems at all, so I don't think it's the drive that is the problem. I have tried updating PowerDVD and using a different version (v8.0, the earliest one which still supported HD-DVD playback, they removed it a few updates later) and it still won't play.
I'm now pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with it and why it won't play HD-DVD's properly. Here are my computer specs if that helps at all:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor @ 3GHz
2GB DDR2 800MHz memory (dual-channel)
Radeon HD 3850 256MB (PCI-Express)
Cooler Master Real Power 520W modular power supply
Windows XP Professional
19" LG LCD monitor (with a resolution of 1680x1050)
Does anyone have any idea why HD-DVD's won't play properly on my system? If so, how do I fix this problem?
Thanks for your help.
I have an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive that was at first connected to my 360 until it failed on me (RRoD) and I never bothered getting it fixed. I then decided I would connect the HD drive to my PC and I set everything up correctly with all of the correct drivers etc. and was using PowerDVD Ultra v7.3. I recall testing out a few HD-DVD's with the HD-DVD connected to my computer, all working properly and without any problems.
Ok, so about two weeks ago I formatted my system and did a fresh install of Windows XP Professional. I installed all of the correct drivers, updated my PC etc so everything is up-to-date. I decided I would connect the HD drive to my PC again because I wanted to watch a few of my HD-DVD's so I downloaded the correct drivers for the Xbox 360 drive, installed PowerDVD Ultra v7.3 and tried to run Blade Runner, to find that the picture and sound would not play properly and it kept skipping/stuttering straight away as soon as the disc loaded, so basically as soon as you see the studio name (Warner Bros. or Universal depending on disc) both the picture and sound will stutter/skip. I thought this may be down to a faulty disc or something so tried another disc only to find it had the same problem. Then I tried my Casablanca HD-DVD which previously worked, only to have the same problem yet again with skipping/stuttering sound and picture.
I have tried a few different versions of graphics card driver, from the latest to the ones I used previously on my system when the HD's worked. I have tried updating my sound drivers and still the HD-DVD's won't play properly and keep skipping/stuttering with both video and sound.
I have tried a couple of standard DVD's on the drive and they play perfectly without any problems at all, so I don't think it's the drive that is the problem. I have tried updating PowerDVD and using a different version (v8.0, the earliest one which still supported HD-DVD playback, they removed it a few updates later) and it still won't play.
I'm now pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with it and why it won't play HD-DVD's properly. Here are my computer specs if that helps at all:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor @ 3GHz
2GB DDR2 800MHz memory (dual-channel)
Radeon HD 3850 256MB (PCI-Express)
Cooler Master Real Power 520W modular power supply
Windows XP Professional
19" LG LCD monitor (with a resolution of 1680x1050)
Does anyone have any idea why HD-DVD's won't play properly on my system? If so, how do I fix this problem?
Thanks for your help.
