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RJ · 07-02-2001, 10:42 AM

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Well, if you don't have any problems, why do you want to lower the CPU usage ? Just for fun or do you want to let something run in the background while watching DVD's ?

Thing is, that DVD-videos are saved as a MPEG-2 stream, and MPEG-2 is a compressed format.
So in order to watch DVDs they have to be decompressed.
So if you don't have a hardware decoder card your CPU will do that all, therefore the CPU usage is that high.
If you bought a hardware decoder then it would decode the MPEG-2, lowering the CPU usage drastically.

Well, there's something you can do: Your graphics card has hardware decoding assistance. That means that your graphics card can help the CPU decoding the mpeg-2.
Just open your PowerDVD, go to "Settings" or "Configurations" (however it's called), then switch to the video tab and enable "Use hardware accelerator" under Misc.

Now the GeForce 2 helps the CPU so the usage should be lower now.

RJ

07-02-2001, 10:42 AM	#3
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" Well, if you don't have any problems, why do you want to lower the CPU usage ? Just for fun or do you want to let something run in the background while watching DVD's ? Thing is, that DVD-videos are saved as a MPEG-2 stream, and MPEG-2 is a compressed format. So in order to watch DVDs they have to be decompressed. So if you don't have a hardware decoder card your CPU will do that all, therefore the CPU usage is that high. If you bought a hardware decoder then it would decode the MPEG-2, lowering the CPU usage drastically. Well, there's something you can do: Your graphics card has hardware decoding assistance. That means that your graphics card can help the CPU decoding the mpeg-2. Just open your PowerDVD, go to "Settings" or "Configurations" (however it's called), then switch to the video tab and enable "Use hardware accelerator" under Misc. Now the GeForce 2 helps the CPU so the usage should be lower now. RJ __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right.