Acer Aspire 1363WLMi video playback

pringle · 06-14-2006, 02:22 PM

Hi there,

I'm no expert, but I have a reasonable knowledge of computers.

My problem is that when playing a video file (.avi, .mpeg, .wmv etc) after starting up willl play fine but when trying to play another video file, the display will go all "jerky" and the audio is out of phase.

I have no conflicts in Hardware in Device Manager.

I use either Windows Media Player 10, Nero Show Time 6 or Div X Player 6.2 to watch these files and that doesn't seem to make any difference.

The laptop uses a NVIDIA GeForce FXGo5200 and tried updating driver but went back to 6.2.1.2 and that didn't make any difference.

Used to have DivX 5 bundle and upgraded to 6.2 but that didn't make any difference.

Ran Ad Aware, Spybot etc and found nothing that made any difference.

Use AVG Anti-Virus that is updated very frequently.

If I reboot, then it all works fine again - until you play another video files and then it starts again.

The only hardware changes that I have made is to replace the original installed 512MB DDR333 with 1GB Crucial DDR333 RAM - it works fine with everything else.

I connect/use this on my home network via a wired router/cable modem that I have had for several years and all the other computers work OK so can't see this contributing.

I'm reluctant to wipe it all off and start again from scratch as that will be a bit of a pain and may not even solve the problem and I started building a replacement computer for my main PC back in March but haven't been motivated to even complete that!

I'm running out of ideas guys (

) or girls (

) so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes,

Mike

Redcar, UK

**TheMatt** · 06-15-2006, 12:58 PM

Is it always the same file you tried, or are you trying various files? It sounds like the file is corrupt, try another file you know is good and see if that works.

**hwm54112** · 06-15-2006, 02:52 PM

Quote:

The only hardware changes that I have made is to replace the original installed 512MB DDR333 with 1GB Crucial DDR333 RAM - it works fine with everything else.

Have you tried removing the new memory and seeing if the problem still exists? There are (were) known issues with memory over 512mb on certain machines.

Turn off hardware acceleration: Rite click desktop>properties>settings>advanced>troubleshooting

Check task manager while playing a video. Check it again when playing the second “jerky” video. Sounds like a program or process might be running twice and both programs (two copies of the same thing) are trying to use the same memory address at the same time or are sharing the same address space. Along that line of thought, check virtual memory settings and “defrag” your page file. It’s impossible to do directly, however, if you disable virtual memory, defrag the drive and re-enable virtual memory, it defrags the page file.

**laboye** · 06-19-2006, 08:05 PM

Hardware Acceleration may definitely help, but for a newwer machine, I would think it unnecessary. It sounds to me more like a driver issue. I would uninstall the device and reinstall it. But theres nothing I can do from here...

-Were the file corrupt, it wouldn't play at all. This also seems to occur with any 2 video files.

06-14-2006, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
pringle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Acer Aspire 1363WLMi video playback Hi there, I'm no expert, but I have a reasonable knowledge of computers. My problem is that when playing a video file (.avi, .mpeg, .wmv etc) after starting up willl play fine but when trying to play another video file, the display will go all "jerky" and the audio is out of phase. I have no conflicts in Hardware in Device Manager. I use either Windows Media Player 10, Nero Show Time 6 or Div X Player 6.2 to watch these files and that doesn't seem to make any difference. The laptop uses a NVIDIA GeForce FXGo5200 and tried updating driver but went back to 6.2.1.2 and that didn't make any difference. Used to have DivX 5 bundle and upgraded to 6.2 but that didn't make any difference. Ran Ad Aware, Spybot etc and found nothing that made any difference. Use AVG Anti-Virus that is updated very frequently. If I reboot, then it all works fine again - until you play another video files and then it starts again. The only hardware changes that I have made is to replace the original installed 512MB DDR333 with 1GB Crucial DDR333 RAM - it works fine with everything else. I connect/use this on my home network via a wired router/cable modem that I have had for several years and all the other computers work OK so can't see this contributing. I'm reluctant to wipe it all off and start again from scratch as that will be a bit of a pain and may not even solve the problem and I started building a replacement computer for my main PC back in March but haven't been motivated to even complete that! I'm running out of ideas guys ( ) or girls ( ) so any help would be greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Mike Redcar, UK

06-15-2006, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
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06-19-2006, 08:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Hardware Acceleration may definitely help, but for a newwer machine, I would think it unnecessary. It sounds to me more like a driver issue. I would uninstall the device and reinstall it. But theres nothing I can do from here... -Were the file corrupt, it wouldn't play at all. This also seems to occur with any 2 video files.