Codec problem or?

[awesomeincalg]

I just did a mobo and processor upgrade to a AMD 4400 x2 w/ an Asus A8N-VM CSM board. I have Nero 7 Ultra installed.

When watching DVD's, mpeg's avi's etc. in Nero Showtime, or any other player, the video is distorted or half missing.

Is this a codec problem? I've reinstalled Nero to no avail and have the latest drivers for the chipset, board, bios etc.

Any other thoughts? This is really annoying!

[tigerman8u]

did the video/s play ok before. you can use Gspot (free) to see if the correct codec/s are installed and what codec/s your system is using to render the video/audio of the video. d/l and use VLC (free and uses it's own codecs). This will eliminate the possibility of a codec proble. VLC is an excellent player and plays all types of video files.

[awesomeincalg]

It did play great before...I'll have to check out VLC and get back to you. Thanks for the reply!

[awesomeincalg]

OK, by the look of it, it may be the codecs. Most vids played normally on VLC. Either that or it is the chipset or GPU drivers. I guess I have to play around more...