[RESOLVED] gforce 3 problem (i think)

so i just went out and spend 400 dollars on a video card that would go down in 2 months..but hey, thats not the problem right (ya right) here is my problem i am having a serious war with windvd, at first i had version 2.1 i belive and it wouldnt even play, id hear the sound, but no video..so i finaly got it up to there latest...2.3 i belive, and i get video, but its extremely chopy..

so right now i am playing with windows ME why, i dont know, i quess i like fixing problems because thats all i ever get with this OS maybe ill go back to 98 what do you think. or maybe there is a setting i am missing somewhere..im not sure, it seemed to work fine with powerdvd on the demo version but i dotn want to buy new software (im broke)
well here is my system

asus a7v133
via chipset
anthlon 850
ram 448 sdram
westerd digital 10gb
maxtor 10gb
all hooked to ata100
sb live 5.1
gforce 3
all latest drivers
o ya, a piece of crap tv card that isnt even loaded

any suggestions?

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This TV card, the fact that the driverd are not installed dose not mean that the Bios dont alocate it resorces, and espacialy DMA OverLay like you need for DVD.

did you try the Nvidia DVD player program ?
I have one that came with my Elsa Card, and i think it's costum made for Nvidia chips.

i didnt get any dvd software..., boy do i feel ripped off..lol..and ya, i know that my tv card isnt installed, i dont care to take the time to install...its a piece of sh*t if it works im lucky, but the picture still sucks and i could just go to the living room and watch tv, it was pointless...its my video card (there 2 seprate devices) that is screwing with windvd..unless somewho my tv card is messing with everything, maybe ill just take that out and use it as a paper wieght or something...

First - if you dont use this TV card - remove it from the computer.
second, my DVD program came with a Elsa card. You never said who is your card maker, and I am not sure that the DVD program come with all cards out there.

The program i got is called Elsa DVD2000.

ya i see what your saying, stupid tv card...lol...anyways..my manufacture of it is visiontek..ill try and remove the tv card or put in the drivers probley put in the drivers first and see what that does, thanks for you help, its apperciated