Can anyone help with a seemingly intractable problem ?
I've been using the MMC7.1/DVD4.1 setup described below as a secondary VCR for several years. The PRO 128 is connected through to a VCR and TV in another room, and enables good quality (VHS comparable) 2 way transfer of off-air recordings.
The MMC was upgraded from the 6.x supplied with the card and (after the usual ATI software upgrade agro) has worked fine ever since. Its only problem being a clash between power management and the ATi scheduler which I work around if I need to.
Attempts to upgrade to DirX 9 in the past led to more severe power mgmt clashes which left the TV unusable without a reboot, so I backed out to 8.1.
A recent hardware upgrade (the 120G HDD and a DVD burner) required DirX 9 to support Nero, so I decided to upgrade to the latest drivers and MMC.
No matter what I try I can't get a usable playback on the new system. I've tried the newest recommended combination (7192/MMC7.2/DVD5.0) the same old combo as on my other HDD (7078/7.1/4.1), various permutations of the above and finally a complete format and clean ME re-install, fresh mobo drivers DirX9c then 7192/MMC7.2/DVD7.6(to fix a 10% fast problem described by ATi).
But EVERY one of the attempts ends up the same - all features work except that the recorded video stutters continuously on playback on the new system.
There is nothing wrong with the recording (it plays OK on the old system) and good archived recordings from the old system also exhibit the same fault when played back on the new.
Has anyone out there come across this problem ?
I'm getting pretty fed-up with this and if I can't fix it soon my DVD burner will be out of warranty before I've even tried it !
I've been using the MMC7.1/DVD4.1 setup described below as a secondary VCR for several years. The PRO 128 is connected through to a VCR and TV in another room, and enables good quality (VHS comparable) 2 way transfer of off-air recordings.
The MMC was upgraded from the 6.x supplied with the card and (after the usual ATI software upgrade agro) has worked fine ever since. Its only problem being a clash between power management and the ATi scheduler which I work around if I need to.
Attempts to upgrade to DirX 9 in the past led to more severe power mgmt clashes which left the TV unusable without a reboot, so I backed out to 8.1.
A recent hardware upgrade (the 120G HDD and a DVD burner) required DirX 9 to support Nero, so I decided to upgrade to the latest drivers and MMC.
No matter what I try I can't get a usable playback on the new system. I've tried the newest recommended combination (7192/MMC7.2/DVD5.0) the same old combo as on my other HDD (7078/7.1/4.1), various permutations of the above and finally a complete format and clean ME re-install, fresh mobo drivers DirX9c then 7192/MMC7.2/DVD7.6(to fix a 10% fast problem described by ATi).
But EVERY one of the attempts ends up the same - all features work except that the recorded video stutters continuously on playback on the new system.
There is nothing wrong with the recording (it plays OK on the old system) and good archived recordings from the old system also exhibit the same fault when played back on the new.
Has anyone out there come across this problem ?
I'm getting pretty fed-up with this and if I can't fix it soon my DVD burner will be out of warranty before I've even tried it !