HD Video in Linux Ubuntu 9.04

[Karl F. Larsen]

Alex Berber wrote:
> Hello everybody.
>
> I have the next problem, I can't watch move in HD quality.
> For example I have file: Discovery.mkv, resolution 1280 × 720
>
> I tried many players, it's Totem, VLC, Mplayer, SMplayer and heard 
> that mplayer is the best for HD.
> NVidia present to us new patch and new graphic drivers but it's did't 
> help me.
>
> I tried to compile mplayer with vdpau support and installed new driver 
> but i still have this problem.
> Why I don't know!
>
> SOMEBODY know how to resolve this problem? How we can watch HD on 
> Linux without problems?
>
> I don't know what to do.
>
> --------------------------------------
> My laptop is:
> CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80GHz
> Graphic card: nVidia GeForce 8600M GT
> 2500 RAM
> My graphic driver:
> Linux Display Driver - x86, version 180.51 - it's a last driver.
>
> /Thank you!
> Alex Berber.
> www.linuxpsace.org/
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>
    I am using Jaunty on a nvidia machine and VLC does seem to work less 
well on this version. When VLC starts on HD it has a problem getting the 
image right for perhaps 10 seconds and then it appears to render the HD 
well. I will have to get used to the 10 second delay in good image.


Karl