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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AlexanderIanHall" data-source="post: 740597" data-attributes="member: 111305">There are 2 main external players who provide software for playing DVDs and Blu-Rays. They are:TMT = ArcSoft Total Media Theatre (e.g. v3 or v5)PVD = Cyberlink Power DVD (e.g. v9, v10, v11)For DVDs you don't really need to use an external player since MediaPortal supports DVD menus. However if you want the full Blu-Ray experience then you'll need to use one of the above, otherwise all you will see in MediaPortal is the main feature film (most of the time!)If you are using MediaPortal for movies then I'd highly recommend using the "Moving Pictures" plugin available in the download section. Irrespective of whether you use Moving Pictures or not, it is fairly straight forward to integrate an external player into MediaPortal for the full Blu-Ray experience. I previously did not use an External Player and just made use of the BluRay plugin, however over the last few months there has been issues with getting this to work correctly (see the MediaPortal forum). While the plugin did allow you to more easily navigate around the bonus material on a blu-ray disc it still did not support the full menu experience.As I would not expect stuttering when using your local disk I would guess that the issue you are experiencing is being caused by something else. a) What specification is your CPU, RAM, GPU?b) what codec pack are you using e.g. K-Lite, SAFv5 etc? My personal experience has resulted in me keeping away from Codec packs as they typically install far more 'stuff' then I want without me having control over it. I personally now just install ffdshow and the specific .ax filters as standalone filters from <a href="http://www.xvidvideo.ru/" target="_blank">XvidVideo.RU</a>. Many people have no issues with Codec Packs (depending on which one you are using), however I like to have a greater level of control.hthAlex</blockquote>

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