1080p bluray mkv not playing smoothly on windows xp

[srt782013]

Hi, My system configuration is as follows: Pentium 4 3.0 ghz ht, 2gb ddr2 667 RAM, Intel 946gzis motherboard, ATI Radeon 4650 pcie Graphics card. The OS is Windows XP SP3. I use media player classic home cinema in K-lite codecs pack to play bluray movies. When I play 1080p mkv files the video stutters and does not play smoothly but 720p bluray files play smoothly. There is no option for dvxa in mpc. Should I upgrade my processor to Core 2 duo. I think Ati Radeon 4650 is enough to play 1080p bluray without upgrading my processor. Please help.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Installing codec packs is bad practice as they can interfere with the default Windows codecs.

Try VLC media player. It uses it's own built-in codecs without them interfering with anything else. It can play almost any video type you throw at it: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

 

[srt782013]

Thanks Philip Corcoran, but full hd bluray mkv files do not play smoothly even in VLC media player.

 

[tman1]

There is nothing wrong with codec packs, as I have been using the combined community codec pack for years.

As for your problem, it's simply that your system is simply underpowered. That Pentium 4 is like 11-12 years old. Time to upgrade.

 

[hang-the-9]

+1^ video card is OK, CPU is not. You can try upping the RAM to 4 gig, but if you have to pay more than $20 for the RAM, I'd just replace the computer with a newer one. Core 2 Duo systems can be found for under $100 if you look for a bit.