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 Sep 22 2005, 08:17 AM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Senior Member Posts: 3,572 Joined: 4-June 05 From: Brisbane Member No.: 10,908  |
I would like to buy a set of the nvidia dvd decoders. Unfortunately their site won't let you pay for them if you live outside of the USA. Does anybody know of any other site that allows you to purchases these codecs?
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Sep 22 2005, 10:26 AM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: New Member Posts: 396 Joined: 14-October 03 Member No.: 1,234 |
Nvidia have a 30-day free trial download of the decoder. Maybe there are cracks around as well if you're into this sort of thing. I'm not philosophically opposed to it in this instance as I can't believe nvidia don't provide the decoder free with their graphics cards.
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Sep 22 2005, 01:12 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Member Posts: 1,371 Joined: 17-November 03 From: Melbourne Member No.: 1,614 |
QUOTE I can't believe nvidia don't provide the decoder free with their graphics cards. I can't believe it either. The 7800GTX series costs over $700 and they still want you to spend more for the codec. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Nvidia is tricking you into believing that you get all the advanced video features when you buy the card. The fact is:you still need to spend more money to get Pure Video to utilise the hardware. It's like buying a Subaru STI and then paying Subaru extra money to enable turbo charger on it even though the turbo was advertised as a standard feature. |
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Sep 22 2005, 03:14 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: New Member Posts: 1,007 Joined: 19-August 03 From: Hobart, Australia Member No.: 181 |
Couldn’t agree more with all of the above. I don’t usually condone cracking software, but nVidia not including Purevideo software as a standard software feature, when the hardware decoding power of the card is just sitting their idle is ridiculous.
Let's just say I’ve been "evaluating" Purevideo for ages now, and I don’t seem to remember purchasing it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Sep 22 2005, 06:58 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Senior Member Posts: 3,572 Joined: 4-June 05 From: Brisbane Member No.: 10,908 |
QUOTE (Darklord @ Sep 22 2005, 03:14 PM) Couldn’t agree more with all of the above. I don’t usually condone cracking software, but nVidia not including Purevideo software as a standard software feature, when the hardware decoding power of the card is just sitting their idle is ridiculous. Let's just say I’ve been "evaluating" Purevideo for ages now, and I don’t seem to remember purchasing it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)  As I said in my original post I actually don't have a problem with purchasing them. I find it absolutely infuriating that not only do they not include them in their standard driver package but you can't actually buy them to use if you live outside of the USA! How ridiculous is that? To use the analogy above it would be like Subaru saying not only do you have to pay extra to enable the turbo but they won't sell you the code to unlock it unless you live in Japan! |
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Sep 22 2005, 07:06 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Senior Member Posts: 5,801 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Sydney Member No.: 6,952 |
http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder_1.02-150.html
QUOTE If you have purchased the PureVideo Decoder from a reseller (not NVIDIA) or it was pre-installed on an OEM computer, download the OEM Update KIT. good luck finding a reseller though |
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Sep 22 2005, 07:36 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Senior Member Posts: 2,710 Joined: 30-August 03 Member No.: 559 |
You can buy the TheaterTek DVD player which has them but it's more expensive (obviously) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) http://www.theatertek.com/Products/DVD/Sup.../downloads.html
The situation as it stands is absolutely f**king ridiculous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I also say do whatever it takes. nVidia deserve the same consideration and repect they are showing us, ie none to speak of. |
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Sep 22 2005, 08:22 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 511 Joined: 18-August 03 Member No.: 49 |
QUOTE (joeybloggs @ Sep 22 2005, 07:36 PM) You can buy the TheaterTek DVD player which has them but it's more expensive (obviously) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) From reading reports on AVSForum, the anicdotal evidence is that only TT is able to take full advantage of the PureVideo decoder by producing superior HD picture quality compared to Zoom Player and Media Player. This makes me think that the best of what PureVideo has to offer can only be fully utilised outside of DirectShow interface. |
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Sep 22 2005, 08:46 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 1,371 Joined: 17-November 03 From: Melbourne Member No.: 1,614 |
QUOTE (joeybloggs @ Sep 22 2005, 07:36 PM) You can buy the TheaterTek DVD player which has them but it's more expensive (obviously) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) http://www.theatertek.com/Products/DVD/Sup.../downloads.html The situation as it stands is absolutely f**king ridiculous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I also say do whatever it takes. nVidia deserve the same consideration and repect they are showing us, ie none to speak of. Let's all boycott Nvidia and start buying ATI Radeon cards. I'll buy another ATI card as soon as they come out with the new generation hardware that supports H.264 encoding/decoding. |
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Sep 22 2005, 08:46 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Senior Member Posts: 5,801 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Sydney Member No.: 6,952 |
It's not just Theatretek that can take advantage of PureVideo... WinDVD also benefits greatly from it... http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/PureVideo/3
BUT, don't you find it silly that in order to make full use of the nVidia hardware, you need to pay extra for PureVideo AND Theatretek/WinDVD?!?!? Seriously, where's the bloody logic? |
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Sep 22 2005, 11:30 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 511 Joined: 18-August 03 Member No.: 49 |
QUOTE (ocujos @ Sep 22 2005, 08:46 PM) ... ATI card as soon as they come out with the new generation hardware that supports H.264 encoding/decoding. Can someone explain to me how ATI's H.264 encoding features can be utilised by any H.264 encoding application - is encoding part of some DirectX API? If not, it's really up to each application to take unusual steps to take advantage of any special features of the card (vis-a-vis, TT's support of PureVideo for Nvidia), isn't it? QUOTE BUT, don't you find it silly that in order to make full use of the nVidia hardware, you need to pay extra for PureVideo AND Theatretek/WinDVD?!?!? Seriously, where's the bloody logic? Well, it depends. Nvidia's responsibility is to provide video drivers and access via DirectX. However, if operating system provides no way to PureVideo's unique features via the driver/DirectX mechanism, as is my understanding, then it's not really their fault and there's little they can do except complain to Microsoft. Instead, what they have done is develop their own software (the MPEG2 decoder) and market it as an additional product with only TT (and I guess WinDVD) being able to utilise it to full extent. |
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Sep 22 2005, 11:38 PM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Senior Member Posts: 5,801 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Sydney Member No.: 6,952 |
QUOTE (Alex @ Sep 22 2005, 11:30 PM) (vis-a-vis, TT's support of PureVideo for Nvidia), isn't it? Don't forget ATi's newest form of deinterlacing - "Directional Motion Adaptive Deinterlacing" How does one use it? Nobody knows |
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Dec 7 2005, 03:00 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Member Posts: 201 Joined: 15-June 04 From: Brisbane Member No.: 4,193 |
QUOTE (The_Preacher1973 @ Sep 22 2005, 08:17 AM) I would like to buy a set of the nvidia dvd decoders. Unfortunately their site won't let you pay for them if you live outside of the USA. Does anybody know of any other site that allows you to purchases these codecs? Are you still looking to purchase? I managed to set-up an account using one of nVidia's own addresses and my mobile phone number. Since the activation code is downloaded shipping address does not matter... These do work under directshow and you don't need nVidia video card, I use ATI. |
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