Cannot play x264 720p/1080p without getting stuttering

[zuperzz]

I've been trying to play 720p/1080p mkv files on my laptop and always get stuttering. Every time I start a file it plays smoothly for about minute or so and then begins to stutter or glitch consistently every 20 seconds.

So far I've been using MPC (latest version) + fddshow tryout + CoreAVC. My laptop specs are as follows:

Windows 7 32-bit
Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.83Ghz)
3 GB memory
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (up to 358 MB memory)
250 GB hard drive (5200 rpm)

Is my laptop simply not capable of playing the files or am I doing something wrong?! Please help!

Thanks!

[guns1inger]

Playing from the HDD or an optical drive ?

Running on battery power or mains ?

[zuperzz]

playing from hdd using power supply (not on battery)

[jagabo]

MPCHC: View -> Options -> Internal Filters -> Transform Filters -> enable H264/AVC (DXVA) or H264/AVC (ffmpeg). Double click on H264/AVC (ffmpeg) and set Decoding Thread Number to 2.

To use ffdshow you will need a multithreaded build: ffdshow-mt. Same with CoreAVC, you need CoreAVC Pro, not the standard version.

[porfitron]

Have you tried the DivX Plus Tech Preview - MKV on Windows 7:
http://www.divx.com/en/windows-7

It has DXVA support, so you can offload H.264 decoding to a supported graphics card. We ran it on an Acer AspireOne netbook this last IFA and it was decoding 1080p DivX Plus video (MKV/H.264/AAC) just fine. This netbook has an Intel GMA500.

Anyway, this DivX Plus Tech Preview is free and part of the DivX 7 bundle, and you can get tips and post feedback in the DivX Labs forums, which will improve it for the final release.

[Bellanza]

I have the same problem. Doesn't matter whether I use this .mkv file or another one, same problem. I tried converting to .ts and it helped marginally, but it's still unwatchable.

[Bellanza]

Hey, I found a solution! Just try using Media Player Classic Home Cinema- I tried it so I could try Jagabo's instructions and it suddenly works! See if that helps. (I didn't use his instructions in the end- it worked fine on the first try.) Hope it works!