Bluray playback?

[mattgr]

So awhile ago, I purchased a internal bluray drive for my htpc(this one I think)

when I try to play a bluraydisk from it, vlc FREAKS OUT, like one frame a minute
also, when I try to play large mkv files >15gb from my harddrive, my computer cant handle it

i am running a Athlon 64 3800+ and EVGA gts250- not the greatest, but where am I limited? / what am i doing wrong?

 

[minishotglass]

I had the same problem. But playing the mkv via windows media player works fine. See if that solves your problem first.

 

[Azhar]

VLC is a software accelerated player. You need hardware support for Blu-ray, especially when you're using an older processor such as the Athlon 3800+

Get ArcSoft TotalMedia Theater or Cyberlink PowerDVD for hardware accelerated Blu-ray support. Your GTS 250 can handle Blu-ray easily.

I personally use ArcSoft because of Windows Media Center integration. It's always been great for me.

Edit: for the peace of mind, Arcsoft has a trial version of TotalMedia Theater so you can test it out before buying it.

 

[mattgr]

in installed power dvd 10, whenever i try and open an mkv file it automatically stops, and wont let me play it

 

[Azhar]

in installed power dvd 10, whenever i try and open an mkv file it automatically stops, and wont let me play it

For MKV use Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC).