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So just a little update. I applied the patch to the SVN with a bit of effort. For the most part is was working well, however some movies still didnt quite play right. But only one or two odd 1080p ones.
After reporting this problem when i first built my HTPC i was getting kind of tired of screwing around with it and just wanted to enjoy some movies. I noticed a MSI 9400 silent card go on sale for $60 (cdn), so i decided id grab it, if nothing else itd be good for my desktop (which cant currently handle 1080p). I slapped that into my HTPC and instantly every problem ive been experiencing with the 8400 has been fixed. Ive also noticed that even movies i thought were working fine before, now run with much higher bitrate. Before the framerate would vary a bit between 23.7 and 24 and now it stays locked at 23.8fps.
VDPAU now works flawlessly without the safe fullscreen patch. I know this info isnt really a surprise since we established awhile ago this was an 8200 series problem. But I just thought id share my experience.