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The thread discusses a user experiencing pixelated, low-quality streamed videos via Windows 7 Home Premium’s extender feature, suspecting that fast transcoding may be affecting video quality. The user seeks guidance on how to modify or disable transcoding features within Windows Media Center and related codecs, as the videos playback fine locally but appear degraded when streamed. Other forum members respond with suggestions to check codecs via Media Player’s technical support but do not provide direct solutions, with the original poster indicating further curiosity about WMC’s transcode settings—overall, the thread reflects a troubleshooting effort to improve streaming quality.
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I recently upgraded to W7 Home Premium from Vista Home Premium. The problem is that video streamed to my extender looks like it is being transcoded....it is pixelated and has the look of very low bit rate video. It is happening in both Media Browser and My Movies.

I have read that in W7 fast transcoding was implemented, is this true? If so, how can it be modified or even better yet turned off?

I tried to get Transcode360 working but can not. I can sometimes get My Movies to play a video but there is no audio.

Installing Shark007 codec pack only makes things worse.

Please help!

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I do not have an answer to your questions, but if you want to check the codecs, use Media Player, Help, About, then Technical Support link at the bottom.
 

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Saltgrass said:
I do not have an answer to your questions, but if you want to check the codecs, use Media Player, Help, About, then Technical Support link at the bottom.
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I did forget to mention that the videos play perfectly when played on the desktop by WMP11 and WMC. I will check the codecs as you suggest. What can you tell me about how and when WMC transcodes? Is there a way to adjust it or turn it off?
 

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