It's most likely a problem with the DVD (MPEG2) decoder
that's installed on the Acer. It may not be MCE or
WMP compatible.
You should run the Decoder Checkup Utility on the Acer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
If you want to try a different decoder, here's a list
of some that are known to work.
http://www.dougknox.com/xpmce/dvddecoders.htm
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-Bob
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<perfb@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1128180525.802574.249130@g47g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Acer 4005 laptop with ATI X700 new out of the box would play back the
> first minute or so of a DVR-MS video recording in WMP9 then start to
> stutter and break up on the video, though audio ok.
>
> Updated WMP online to 10 and retried, still same issue.
>
> Files play OK on other Dell Nvidia laptop and HP desktop
>
> any ideas out there?
>
> tia!
>
