Anyone here playing HiDef clips on their PC's?

[Arkitech]

I recently got my HTPC setup and I'm trying to play HiDef content (movies, TV episodes) but on occasion some of the clips tend to stutter or freeze. Is there a way to prevent this? What apps do you use to play HiDef content?

 

[sygyzy]

HD Clips stuttering has nothing to do with the viewer used. Do you actually think that's the case? It's your computer. Get a faster processor and more memory.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
HD Clips stuttering has nothing to do with the viewer used. Do you actually think that's the case? It's your computer. Get a faster processor and more memory.

It very well might. I could play small clips of 1080i and 720p fine with VLC, but couldn't play large clips of 720p until I installed a new codec and used Windows Media Player Classic.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
HD Clips stuttering has nothing to do with the viewer used. Do you actually think that's the case? It's your computer. Get a faster processor and more memory.

also, hardware support is crucial for some of the heavy-duty stuff.

finally, if you are still using CPU power alone, there are more efficient decoders , such as Core AVC for AVC media.

 

[SKORPI0]

VLC 0.8.6 for 720p/1080i mpeg2
PowerDVD 7.2 ultra for 1080p H264.