Glad you found the Zoom function.
The WinDVD decoder you have there is pretty ancient by today's standards.
You might want to try the latest NVidia decoder to see if that improves
things.
30 day trial available here
http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_dec...223-trial.html
You can get rid of the Dvico software completely. All you needed was the
drivers (if you plan to do everything in MCE). The rest of the Dvico stuff
is superfluous from MCE's POV (though I will admit that the Dvico software
is good insofar as the signal strength indicator it gives when it is tuned
into each channel... good for antenna aiming exercises, otherwise, it sucks
at everything else).
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"Paul" <> wrote in message
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> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
>
> I'm sorry, "right-click and select zoom" was apparently to complex for
> me to parse the first time around. Yes, that works PERFECTLY THANKYOU!
>
> Last problem is the jerkyness of the motion. Details;
>
> Video card: ATI Radeon X300 SE
> CPU: Pentium 4, 3GHZ
> Codec: Intervideo Video Decoder. CPU usage ~ 60% while watching HD (is
> this normal)? I'm
> not a codec expert, so I've included printscreens to show how I got
> this information, and all of the other decoders (decoder is a codec?)
> on my machine here;
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pauldelange7/MCE
>
>
> Paul wrote:
>> Guys, I do have a "normal" (not hidef) TV, so that's 4X3 I suppose.
>>
>> Think I understand. The broadcast itself is based on a 16x9 aspect
>> ratio, therefore;
>> - programs broadcast in 16x9 have black borders on the top and bottom
>> on my TV.
>> - prgrams broadcast in 4x3 have black borders on the left and right
>> WITHIN that window, which therefore appears to me as having black
>> borders all around on my TV.
>>
>> That being said - my overwhelming preference would be to zoom in so
>> that;
>> - programs broadcast in 16x9 would have both sides lost (trimmed off)
>> but no borders at the top and bottom.
>> - programs broadcast in 4x3 would look, well, normal, only sharper. No
>> borders on the side or top/bottom.
>>
>> How to do this without messing up my analogue channels? Jason, you say;
>>
>> >> You can use the zoom mode to mitigate this (hit more info, zoom
>> >> on the remote, or right click the screen and select zoom).
>>
>> Is this MCE functionality, or DViCO functionality? If I do this within
>> the DViCO sofware/remote, will MCE honour that (I'll be trying!).
>>
>> Finally, any suggestions on the jerkyness of the motion? Do I need a
>> different decoder?
>>
>> Thanks again - alot.
>>
>> Richard Miller wrote:
>> > Paul if you do have 4x3 screen then thats normal.
>> > --
>> > Richard A Miller MCE mvp
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard Miller" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Paul do you have 16x9 widescreen or 4x3 ?
>> > > --
>> > > Richard A Miller MCE mvp
>> > > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Paul" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > You guys are great for helping me.
>> > > >
>> > > > This new day brings additional information - the problem is program
>> > > > dependent (right now I'm only bringing in CBC, the plan is to buy a
>> > > > large antenna once I have everything working). Some programs have
>> > > > only
>> > > > a border at the top and bottom like this (I am sorry, the
>> > > > Doddlebops
>> > > > were on);
>> > > >
>> > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/pauldela...00746395252850
>> > > >
>> > > > ....and others have a border at the top, bottom AND both sides like
>> > > > this;
>> > > >
>> > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/pauldela...00759280154754
>> > > >
>> > > > My analogue channels all fill the screen perfectly however.
>> > > > (Analogue
>> > > > channels come from Hauppauge card, not FusionHDTV5).
>> > > >
>> > > > Video card: ATI Radeon X300 SE
>> > > > CPU: Pentium 4, 3GHZ
>> > > > Codec: Intervideo Video Decoder. I'm not a codec expert, so I've
>> > > > included printscreens to show how I got this information, and all
>> > > > of
>> > > > the other decoders (decoder is a codec?) on my machine here;
>> > > >
>> > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/pauldelange7/MCE
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks very much in advance
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Jason Tsang wrote:
>> > > > > My brother forwarded me your e-mail (he's out of town for the
>> > > > > next few
>> > > > > days).
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Just want to confirm that you are seeing black border on all four
>> > > > > sides
>> > > > > (top/bottom/left/right) and not just on either the sides or the
>> > > > > top. Can
>> > > > > you take a screen shot (with Media Center in a windowed screen)
>> > > > > so I can see
>> > > > > what it looks like? If it is indeed the former, I'm not sure
>> > > > > what the
>> > > > > issue, while if it is the latter, you can use the zoom modes to
>> > > > > mitigate the
>> > > > > black borders.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > As for the stuttering...
>> > > > > What video card do you have
>> > > > > What CPU are you using
>> > > > > What DVD codec are you using?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Read my blog for the latest in Media Center topics
>> > > > > (and other topics that interest me)
>> > > > > http://jtsang.blogspot.com
>> > > > >
>> > > > > More information by me
>> > > > > http://jtsang.mvps.org
>> > > > > http://www.classicsunveiled.com
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>> > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Paul" <> wrote in message
>> > > > > news: ups.com...
>> > > > > > Got my new DViCO FusionHDTV5 USB working, but the picture is
>> > > > > > quite
>> > > > > > small on my conventional TV, large black borders around it on
>> > > > > > all
>> > > > > > sides. My analoge channels are still perfect. How can I adjust
>> > > > > > this?
>> > > > > > Only want to view in MCE, not using delivered DViCO software.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Also notice the video is a little jerky. Not using their
>> > > > > > delivered
>> > > > > > mpeg2 decoder as it breaks my analoge channels, do I need to
>> > > > > > get a
>> > > > > > third party one?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Thanks to the genuis' in this group!
>> > > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>
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