XBOX 360 HD DVD drive on Asrock ION 330 - 1080p playback

[dhomas]

Hello all,

For the past few months, I have been using an Asrock ION 330 Nettop (Atom 330 1.6GHz dual core proc, ION graphics) on a 32" 720p LCD TV with an XBOX 360 HD DVD drive. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit. It has been working quite well for me, but recently I switched out my 720p set with a 47" 1080p LCD TV. Now, when I try to play back an HD DVD movie in WinDVD9, I get audio but I cannot see any video on-screen, only black. According to Asrock's website (http://www.asrock.com/nettop/overview.asp?Model=ION 330), I should be able to play back HD DVD's in 1080p. I've tried AnyDVD HD to remove encryption/protection, but still get the same results.

I really don't know why I can't get it to work, but I don't know what else I can try. The only thing that I've changed is the TV set and the screen resolution. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Dom

[Baldrick]

If you play other video files do you get any video then?
Tried other players? TMT, PowerDVD or just play the decrypted EVO files with MPCHC.

[dhomas]

Hi Baldrick,

Thanks for the advice. I can play 1080p matroska files just fine and 1080p YouTube plays, too (though with a little stutter here and there). I was under the impression that the latest versions of PowerDVD no longer supported HD DVD, but I suppose I could try the older versions. MPC was a bust, too. I'll try TMT next. The only thing I find odd is that it worked with my 720p set and nothing else has changed. It looks as though my graphics card can't handle the source, but I know from my experience with the mkv files that it can.

Thanks again.

Dom