Shropshire Slasher February 3, 2010 Share Shropshire Slasher Member February 3, 2010 So... for the longest time I've watched DVD movies on my computer at work. Dell Opti 755 ATI Radeon 2400 Pro out through a DMS-59 port into 2XDVI adapter to two Dell 2208WFP panels at 1680X1050 at 75Hz. At some point, it just stopped working... I've done a crapload of debugging, and to no avail. Different players, decoders, driver updates, DX9 updates... I downloaded a trial of Corel WinDVD 2010 and it flashes a brief error about "your environment does not support protected blah blah"... Some fragments on the web lead me to believe that maybe DVI into two monitors isn't supported by HDCP? Anyone have known good configs like mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless February 3, 2010 Share Clueless GC Alumni February 3, 2010 I just wanna know how you landed a sweet job that allows you to watch movies at work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill February 3, 2010 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member February 3, 2010 Funky, I never knew about dms ports - this is the first I heard of it. 1) What operating system? What service pack? 2) What are you using for dvd playback? 3) When was the "at some point it stopped working" bit - a month or two ago? A year ago? 4) All DVD's don't play or just some? If some, name a few of each that do and don't play. -Fk EDIT: I just wanna know how you landed a sweet job that allows you to watch movies at work! Academia = between meetings and teaching sit in your office and write/grade for hours on end. For background ambiance while doing these things choose one of the following: Movie Music Radio Work/Study Students cavorting about for your amusement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Slasher February 3, 2010 Author Share Shropshire Slasher Member February 3, 2010 (edited) Funky, I never knew about dms ports - this is the first I heard of it. 1) What operating system? What service pack? 2) What are you using for dvd playback? 3) When was the "at some point it stopped working" bit - a month or two ago? A year ago? 4) All DVD's don't play or just some? If some, name a few of each that do and don't play. -Fk Windows XP, presumably latest service pack (college/windows update pushes all updates out in real time). Have tried Cyberlink, WinDVD and VLC. No known working DVDs. Honestly don't recall when exactly it stopped, other than after last summer, when I came back for the fall semester. Only try to trouble shoot every couple of months, really. EDIT: I just wanna know how you landed a sweet job that allows you to watch movies at work! Academia = between meetings and teaching sit in your office and write/grade for hours on end. For background ambiance while doing these things choose one of the following: Movie Music Radio Work/Study Students cavorting about for your amusement All this can be yours for 11 years of college and 25 years of school loan payments. :/ Edited February 3, 2010 by Shropshire Slasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill February 3, 2010 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member February 3, 2010 I hear that - you however, have earned tenure. Enjoy the hell out of it. The academic job market right now is brutal. Metalocalypse-like brutal. -Fk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Slasher February 3, 2010 Author Share Shropshire Slasher Member February 3, 2010 I hear that - you however, have earned tenure. Enjoy the hell out of it. The academic job market right now is brutal. Metalocalypse-like brutal. -Fk That is so metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill February 4, 2010 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member February 4, 2010 (college/windows update pushes all updates out in real time). Is this a personal machine or a uni-provided box? If the latter, put those on-campus support lackeys to work. -Fk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Slasher February 4, 2010 Author Share Shropshire Slasher Member February 4, 2010 (college/windows update pushes all updates out in real time). Is this a personal machine or a uni-provided box? If the latter, put those on-campus support lackeys to work. -Fk Yeah work. Work Order Submitted via Webform: Computer Name: Optiplex755 XXXX Location: Palenske XXX Description of Problem: Can't play my Futurama DVDs during work hours. Fix NAO. kthnx. hmmmmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo February 4, 2010 Share anonymo Member February 4, 2010 Yeah work. Work Order Submitted via Webform: Computer Name: Optiplex755 XXXX Location: Palenske XXX Description of Problem: Can't play my Futurama DVDs during work hours. Fix NAO. kthnx. hmmmmmmm... I really hope you actually submitted that...it might actually stop a volunteer IT student from flinging himself from the top of a building over all the other inane requests they must get every 30 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibbajabba February 4, 2010 Share Jibbajabba Member February 4, 2010 Just tell them you really need to have it fixed so you can watch your "educational" dvds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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