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live/recorded tv won't play
i posted this in a couple other HTPC forums with no luck, so i thought it'd throw it out to the WMC experts here :)
i was updating to the latest MPC-HC player from here: Media Player Classic HomeCinema (x86/x64), 1.4.2616 - XvidVideo.RU and i noticed it had a big message: In order for the program to work correctly, you need to install DIRECTX End-User Runtime to the version 9.29.1962 ( 2010.06.07 ) . so i went to microsoft.com and downloaded and installed the directx_Jun2010_redist.exe, figuring it wouldn’t hurt to upgrade to the latest directx.
it seemed to be a success as all my files (.mkv, .avi, .dvr-ms, .wtv) were playing just fine in MPC-HC, but when i went to watch a recorded show in 7MC, i received the “video decoder error” screen. this was a .dvr-ms file that wouldn’t play in 7MC, which i thought was odd since it is a MS format. when i play the .dvr-ms file directly it plays fine in both MPC-HC and WMP. further testing showed that all of my .dvr-ms and .wtv files play fine in both MPC-HC and WMP, but get the video decoder error when played from inside 7MC.
at first i thought it might have been an issue with the new version of MB, but then i live TV also gets the same error.
i can successfully record a show directly from the guide, and the show displays in the “recorded tv” section of 7MC with a thumbnail and correct metadata, but it won’t play in 7MC. but, if i play that recorded .wtv file in WMP or MPC-HC, it plays just fine.
any ideas on this? is there a different directx that needs to be installed?
i have no extra codecs or codec packs installed apart from what is installed automatically with MPC-HC
thanks for the help!