Stutter/frame dropping watching movies on my TV connected to my PC

[Makondo]

Hi. I've been struggling with this annoying issue for very long time now. I made all kind of research on the web, I read lots of posts (even here) and so-called fixes but none of them actually works for me.

Here is my issue: when I play 23.976fps videos on my TV from my computer (connected via HDMI) there are regular mini-stutters or frame drops. I tried all kind of players and all kind of setups: VLC, MPC-HC with CCCP, XBMC, all of them with different setups and "fixes".

Also I tried changing my TV frequency on my AMD Catalyst Control Center to 24Hz (the minimum I can get) and retry with all players but it doesn't solve the issue.

With any different configuration I can see a different kind of frame drop: some of them are massive and even a blind man could see it, others are less noticeable, but still unacceptable for a new high-end TV.

By the way, on my monitor the issue doesn't exist at all no matter what player I use.

I tried to resume my issue, since I guess this is a known problem for the experts. I read a lot about the theory of this problem and why it happens but I didn't find anything that could fix it, so I would really appreciate if some "frame expert" could tell me a solution (I hope it exists...).

Thank you.


Right below are all my specifications:

PC
Intel core i7 2600 3.40 GHz
16Gb RAM DDR3
AMD Radeon 7950
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster XL2370

TV
Sony KDL-40W900 connected via HDMI

 

[smorizio]

could be the hdmi cable or the tv. check with sony tv support see what version of hdmi the tv supports. also check to see if the tv trying to upscale or change the video. if it trying to upscale it it add some delay to the video feed. one issue could be the video card and the tv itself. contact amd support see if the 79xx cards are 1.4 or 2.0 hdmi ports. if there the slower ports it may be a data issue from the gpu to the tv. most of the newer tv hdmi ports are 2.0 ports.