sebazvideo
5th December 2009, 04:20
I would like to know why when I play video on Windows Media Center 7 (on the TV set as a second monitor) the motion is fluid and perfect, just like watching TV, but when I play the same file either in WMC in windowed mode or even in full screen but on any other player the motion is stuttery. This is especially noticeable if I play content that is originated at 1080i, such as Conan or Saturday Night Live. When playing the file from WMC, if it is in full screen, it looks just as good as watching it using the TV's own tuner or the tuner box provided by the cable company. This also happens on 1080i content recorded with my HD camcorder, perfect in WMC in full screen but stuttery in WMC in windowed mode or in any other player, no matter what codec I set the highest merit to.
Certainly it can't be a problem of poor hardware, having a 2.66 Ghz Quad Core with 8 GB of RAM and a Radeon 4850 with 1 GB of RAM. My first guess is that DirectX doesn't handle windowed mode very well, but I don't know enough to make an educated conclusion. If someone knows, please illustrate me.
Certainly it can't be a problem of poor hardware, having a 2.66 Ghz Quad Core with 8 GB of RAM and a Radeon 4850 with 1 GB of RAM. My first guess is that DirectX doesn't handle windowed mode very well, but I don't know enough to make an educated conclusion. If someone knows, please illustrate me.