DirecTV-2-PC Public Beta

**schneid** · 10-22-2008 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by sundude90

I just downloaded it and did the advisor and my graphics card fails because I have a Nvidia 6150Se not a 7600 or above. Doe that mean I cant even try this out or use the program??

Mine fails too but it works after disabling my second display. So the answer is yes.

**meStevo** · 10-22-2008 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by darrencp22

Well then they created a product that will be used maninly by the geek community, those like yourself and not the average customer. I love geeks as yourself talking about graphic cards specs, etc... the average consumer wants to know that they can install a program on their PC and it works... not fiddle around with cards etc... this is why i dumped PC gaming.. it became a nightmare. This should be able to work on virtually any newer PC. There's a way to do it.. just like there's a way to build a HD-DVR thats doesnt perform sluggishly. DirecTV, go back to the drawing board.

So he's right then, you have an integrated graphics card?

**egnlsn** · 10-22-2008 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by DVDKingdom

Scott

Cyberlink seems to be holding the activation key email for the e-mail address submitted until a successful download or redownload for each key requested.

I did 2 successful downloads (yesterday and this morning) and still no key.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 10-22-2008 11:43 AM

I just got a key finally. To bad I am not home now to give it a try.

**daverp** · 10-22-2008 12:45 PM

Interestingly I have monitors and video cards that are and are not HDCP. Playback works on both . The only thing I have not tried in PPV.

HD playback on the non-HDCP machine is poor but that's because I don't have an hardware MPEG decoder on that machine or a monster processor to make up for it.

Now only if it supported dual monitors I could actually use this program on my main machine.

**schneid** · 10-22-2008 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by daverp

Now only if it supported dual monitors I could actually use this program on my main machine.

That's the deal breaker for me too. It was a a fun academic experience while it lasted but right now it is just wasting hard drive space. Maybe D* is going some place useful for this but for now it has little utility that I can see.

I imagine it is a little user hostile to a lot of subscribers too but they probably blissfully don't even know about it.

**GeorgeLV** · 10-22-2008 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by schneid

The next big issue is an HDCP display and so far the jury here is out here on whether that is really required for DirecTV2PC.

HDCP is only required if you're going to a digital output. Analog VGA works just fine, but I think it causes some content to be downrezed to 960x540 to comply with Hollywood.

**Brew** · 10-22-2008 01:02 PM

I downloaded yesterday and it found my box, but when I click play it just sits there. No traffic on the network that I can see, and I end up having to end it with the three finger salute. I do have dual monitors. Is there a bug reporting system for it anywhere?

If I ever get my second key, I'll install it on my wifes computer and see how it works over there. It should be plenty enough to handle it.

**meStevo** · 10-22-2008 01:14 PM

It ran great for me, only problem I had was I was playing World of Warcraft at the same time, and playing something was a near instant-disconnect from the game. Not sure it's my computer or my network, and will have to tinker with it some more to identify the cause.