Blueray movies

Jacob · 7th October 2008, 11:18

I have my ps3 and my laptop hooked to my full hd lcd tv via HDMI cables.

I've recently downloaded a 1080p Blueray movie but when I play it on my comp it lags, my CPU isn't powerful enough to play it apparently. How do I get around this?

Jacob · 7th October 2008, 11:21

btw, I've only tried playing the .mkv file with VLC.

KanieKaned · 7th October 2008, 11:35

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Originally Posted by Jacob

I have my ps3 and my laptop hooked to my full hd lcd tv via HDMI cables.

I've recently downloaded a 1080p Blueray movie but when I play it on my comp it lags, my CPU isn't powerful enough to play it apparently. How do I get around this?

what cables do you use for hooking the laptop up to the TV. Ive been thinking about trying this for a week or two now but havent got an iota of what cables I would need?

FreakyJim · 7th October 2008, 12:26

try "The Core Media Player"

I managed to play a 1080p movie smoothly on my PC with this player.

The are other possibilities as uninstalling all your codecs and install only CoreAVC and something for sound.

James Parkin · 7th October 2008, 12:34

you could just buy the movie and play in on a ps3?

FreakyJim · 7th October 2008, 12:44

that would be honesty

101 · 7th October 2008, 15:39

Get rid of all your codecs. Install the K-Lite Codec pack and play with the classic WMP that gets installed with the pack. Plays smoothly then.

utdalltheway · 7th October 2008, 15:45

haven't seen a bluray movie except maybe at the TV stores - how is the quality?
reason I ask is that I have a 1080P TV but feel that it's not showing to it's maximum potential.

Jacob · 7th October 2008, 15:48

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Originally Posted by 101

Get rid of all your codecs. Install the K-Lite Codec pack and play with the classic WMP that gets installed with the pack. Plays smoothly then.

Cheers, works smoothly now.

WeasteDevil · 7th October 2008, 16:45

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Originally Posted by James Parkin

you could just buy the movie and play in on a ps3?

He could just take it out of the Matroska container and play it on the PS3.

Spoonatov · 7th October 2008, 16:55

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

He could just take it out of the Matroska container and play it on the PS3.

Weastey, are those Atom laptop efforts(netbooks?) any good? I want a cheapish laptop that'll play DVD very well. I was thinking about a portable DVD player, but I've been advised to buy a lappy.

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FreakyJim Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SolarX Posts: 1,701	try "The Core Media Player" I managed to play a 1080p movie smoothly on my PC with this player. The are other possibilities as uninstalling all your codecs and install only CoreAVC and something for sound.

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James Parkin Over 65s Team Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Based Northerner Posts: 2,315	you could just buy the movie and play in on a ps3?

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101 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Somewhere between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 3,244	Get rid of all your codecs. Install the K-Lite Codec pack and play with the classic WMP that gets installed with the pack. Plays smoothly then.

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utdalltheway First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Virginia, USA (orig. Cobh) Posts: 6,705	haven't seen a bluray movie except maybe at the TV stores - how is the quality? reason I ask is that I have a 1080P TV but feel that it's not showing to it's maximum potential.