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<blockquote data-quote="cnfuzzd" data-source="post: 358352" data-attributes="member: 87081">Just a random noob question. I have spent the last couple of days getting everthing installed and configured (mediaportal is awesome), and am now at an evaluation stage. I am playing every video format fine, but when I attempt to play the &quot;Pole to Pole&quot; epi of the planet earth series (its an .mkv&nbsp; in 1080p) I get pronounced stuttering at the scene with all the birds. I have since discovered that this clip is commonly used to stress players. I have not been able to ascertain if my hardware should be able to handle it, and since I know next to nothing about pretty much anything a/v related, I can't let go of the nagging suspicion that it is my fault that this video can't play. Here is my setup:GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H (using the onboard graphics)AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHzG.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800Vista Ultimate x32HDMI to HDMI connection to TVThis box is not doing anything else besides htpc. I have mediaportal configured (as of now) per Phil's guide to installing mp on avsforum (<a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1092168" target="_blank">MediaPortal Install Guide - AVS Forum</a>). I have also tried it with coreavc. Nothing Different.So, with this hardware, is the stuttering normal, or should I continue tweaking? I am very happy with what i have, especially considering what I paid for it, so if I have to live with it, no big deal. Everything else looks great. Thanks very much in advance!JohnSo, with this hardware</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cnfuzzd, post: 358352, member: 87081"] Just a random noob question. I have spent the last couple of days getting everthing installed and configured (mediaportal is awesome), and am now at an evaluation stage. I am playing every video format fine, but when I attempt to play the "Pole to Pole" epi of the planet earth series (its an .mkv in 1080p) I get pronounced stuttering at the scene with all the birds. I have since discovered that this clip is commonly used to stress players. I have not been able to ascertain if my hardware should be able to handle it, and since I know next to nothing about pretty much anything a/v related, I can't let go of the nagging suspicion that it is my fault that this video can't play. Here is my setup: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H (using the onboard graphics) AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 Vista Ultimate x32 HDMI to HDMI connection to TV This box is not doing anything else besides htpc. I have mediaportal configured (as of now) per Phil's guide to installing mp on avsforum ([url=http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1092168]MediaPortal Install Guide - AVS Forum[/url]). I have also tried it with coreavc. Nothing Different. So, with this hardware, is the stuttering normal, or should I continue tweaking? I am very happy with what i have, especially considering what I paid for it, so if I have to live with it, no big deal. Everything else looks great. Thanks very much in advance! John So, with this hardware [/QUOTE]

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