HP 2133 Mini-Note

Improving High-definition Video Playback on the Mini-Note

Over in the First Impressions of XP on the Mini-Note post, Peach1200 suggested I try the K-Lite Mega Codec pack and Media Player Classic on some high-definition QuickTime videos. I was very impressed by the results. The 480p and 720p QuickTime trailers and some 720p WMV movies played back flawlessly in Media Player Classic. It really is a night and day difference. Thanks for sharing that Peach!

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3 Responses to “Improving High-definition Video Playback on the Mini-Note”

Peach1200 Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 12:40 am
You’re welcome!

..and thanks a lot for testing it!!
Watching 720p video must be awsome on that gorgeous, little screen.. isn’t it?!
Sascha Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 3:50 am
I think it’s just a matter of the ffdshow codec that is also a part of this codec compilation.
It should support the VIA chipset right away, so you are getting hardware acceleration out of the chipset.
It should support mpeg2, mpeg4 and wmv9
not sure about any hd encoder though
Peach1200 Says:
May 6th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Yes, it’s definetely the ffdshow codec that does a great work!!

..as far as I know, hardware acceleration shouldn’t work with the normal version of Media Player Classic.. but it should work with the Media Player Classic Home Cinema edition: http://tibrium.neuf.fr/
It’s free too!

Josh, maybe you could try it and tell us if there’s some other improvement..