Can't play HDTV movie with VLC 0.8.5

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Guys,

I downloaded a movie but I can't get it to play. I tried it with WMP 11 but it only plays sound. I get a popup saying 'The selected file has an extension (,mkv) that is not recognized by WMP, but the Player may still be able to play it'.

With VLC 0.8.5, it plays and you can hear the sound but the picture is pixelated mess and runs at about 1 frame every 5 seconds.

Do you think it's because I have crappy specs?

AMD 1.2ghz
1024 DDR ram
Nvidia FX5200

[lee551]

do you have all the required codecs installed?

[kazaa2002]

Guys,

I downloaded a movie but I can't get it to play. I tried it with WMP 11 but it only plays sound. I get a popup saying 'The selected file has an extension (,mkv) that is not recognized by WMP, but the Player may still be able to play it'.

With VLC 0.8.5, it plays and you can hear the sound but the picture is pixelated mess and runs at about 1 frame every 5 seconds.

Do you think it's because I have crappy specs?

AMD 1.2ghz
1024 DDR ram
Nvidia FX5200


I agree with lee551
you should go to our codec section and get talking to those guys
on your problem.
this is the site for 2.72 k-lite codec
KL Codec Resource Site * K-Lite Mega Codec Pack * QuickTime and Real Alternative (http://www.codecguide.com/)
your specs are ok

[Virtualbody1234]

Apple Quicktime suggests:

Recommended Hardware Configurations for H.264 High Definition (HD) Playback
To play high definition video, a large amount of data must be processed by your computer. A powerful system will deliver the best playback experience.


For 852x480 (480p) video at 24 frames per second:

QuickTime 7 for Windows:
2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor
At least 512MB of RAM
64MB or greater video card
Windows 2000 or XP


For 1280x720 (720p) video at 24-30 frames per second:

QuickTime 7 for Windows:
2.8 GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor
At least 512MB of RAM
64MB or greater video card
Windows 2000 or XP


For 1920x1080 (1080p) video at 24 frames per second:

QuickTime 7 for Windows:
3.0 Ghz Intel Pentium D (dual-core) or faster processor
At least 1GB of RAM
64MB or greater video card
Windows 2000 or XP

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Other playback methods must use similar amounts power.