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Re: The AC3 stories... [Hopefully Harvey has an answer]

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From: Michael Habel
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:57
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LMFAO.............



"Jamie Carl" <jamie.carl@clarent.com> wrote in message news:9igu6t$nji$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> This post was originally rejected by Harvey Fong due to bad language.  Lots
> of ppl swear these days so it should be such a big deal, but to make harvey
> happy, i've decided to repost the message replacing all swear words with the
> work HARVEY.
> 
> Sorry to pick on you Harvey, but someone has to be the focus of my
> frustration...
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> 
> Exactly rite...   I've got a Geforce2 and tried it with the TVout option for
> my TV.  It's looks HARVEY..   Besides, why on earth would i want software
> decoded output like that on a 128cm flat screen TV?
> 
> As for moving the output of the DXR3 and plugging it into the digital in of
> my home theatre, well this isn't possible cause it only has analog 6 channel
> input. Unfortunately AC3 decoders are far too expensive where I come from.
> The audio sales guys see a cryptic reference and the word 'digital' and
> whack $1000 ontop of the price.  HARVEYing HARVEYs..
> 
> Really, fixing the PC-DVD player seems like the only solution.  Can they
> give me the source code and I'll do it myself!?  But i mean geez, if they
> don't know how to do it talk to the makers of PowerDVD cause they do!  And
> then rip off their code and attach it to the DXR3 code.  Should be a simple
> matter.  One of their software engineers should be able to do it in no
> time..
> 
> But alas the corporate heavies are obviously singing the usual song and
> thinking that just cause we've already bought it they shouldn't need to
> spend any more money developing a solution to make it work.
> 
> Well, i've vented my frustration...
> 
> J
> 
> "Nightwing" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:9ieos0$35f$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > I'm kind of in the same boat, except I have a DXR2.  I don't know about
> the
> > Dxr3, but I like the Dxr2 because I output to the TV...it's kind of tough
> on
> > these eyes watching a 17 inch monitor from across the room :).  At any
> > rate - the Svideo out on the Dxr2 is a lot better than the Svideo out on
> my
> > GeForce and Power DVD.
> >
> > It's not a terrible picture just not as nice as the Dxr2.  The left and
> > right edges seem to be cropped for some reason no matter what mode/aspect
> > ratio I use...and it's almost like there's a pincushioning effect or
> > trapezoid or something on my TV, when I'm using the Svideo out on the
> > Geforce and PowerDVD.  Not so with the Dxr2 card.  It could be the output
> > chip on the Geforce..it's a Chrontel and I've heard there not as nice as
> > some of the others out there.  At any rate...that's a possible reason why
> he
> > might want to continue using the Dxr3 as opposed to PowerDVD.
> >
> >
> > "Keyan" <fall_of_stars@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:9ie6ma$r67$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > > If you have powerDVD working fine..why do you even use the DXR3 anymore?
> > >
> > > I doubt creative will bother to upgrade the DXR3, espcially now that
> > > software DVD players are the wave of the future.  There is no way that I
> > > know of to get it to work properly either...you could always connect the
> > > digital audio out from the DXR3 to the digital in on your home theater
> > > system..that should work fine.  But I don't think the live will decode
> it
> > > for you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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From: "Michael Habel" <4wefx@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: The AC3 stories... [Hopefully Harvey has an answer]
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:57:10 +0200
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