Just recorded some video on my Android phone which plays back fine on the phone.
Copied the file to my W7 PC and although it will play via VLC it is jerky
and blurred.

Won't play the video at all with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media
Player.

Searching so far suggest a codec problem, but there is no obvious fix.

VLC seems to want to update but when I say yes to a download it doesn't
seem to do anything.

I'm going to try a new install, but meanwhile is there a better MP4 player
than VLC?

Cheers


Dave R

P.S. system is vvvvvvvvvv

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On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:33:02 +0000, David wrote:

Just recorded some video on my Android phone which plays back fine on
the phone.
Copied the file to my W7 PC and although it will play via VLC it is
jerky and blurred.

Won't play the video at all with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media
Player.

Searching so far suggest a codec problem, but there is no obvious fix.

VLC seems to want to update but when I say yes to a download it doesn't
seem to do anything.

I'm going to try a new install, but meanwhile is there a better MP4
player than VLC?

Well, more or less solved it.

Nvidia GeForce GT 710
HWMonitor shows the GPU running flat out.
Full(ish) screen is worse than a smaller window.

Conclusion: video card lacks the required gonads to render the video
properly.

Next question is if it is worth upgrading the card, because potentially expensive.
Have video cards moderated in price yet?

Cheers


Dave R

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On 9 Oct 2021 17:14:54 GMT, David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:

On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:33:02 +0000, David wrote:

Just recorded some video on my Android phone which plays back fine on
the phone.
Copied the file to my W7 PC and although it will play via VLC it is
jerky and blurred.

Won't play the video at all with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media
Player.

Searching so far suggest a codec problem, but there is no obvious fix.

VLC seems to want to update but when I say yes to a download it doesn't
seem to do anything.

I'm going to try a new install, but meanwhile is there a better MP4
player than VLC?

Well, more or less solved it.

Nvidia GeForce GT 710
HWMonitor shows the GPU running flat out.
Full(ish) screen is worse than a smaller window.

Conclusion: video card lacks the required gonads to render the video >properly.

Next question is if it is worth upgrading the card, because potentially >expensive.
Have video cards moderated in price yet?

Cheers

Dave R

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AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64

Have you looked on eBay or Gumtree?
Might find some bargains there.

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On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 09:32:17 +0100, Dan wrote:

On 9 Oct 2021 17:14:54 GMT, David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:

On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:33:02 +0000, David wrote:

Just recorded some video on my Android phone which plays back fine on
the phone.
Copied the file to my W7 PC and although it will play via VLC it is
jerky and blurred.

Won't play the video at all with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media
Player.

Searching so far suggest a codec problem, but there is no obvious fix.

VLC seems to want to update but when I say yes to a download it
doesn't seem to do anything.

I'm going to try a new install, but meanwhile is there a better MP4
player than VLC?

Well, more or less solved it.

Nvidia GeForce GT 710 HWMonitor shows the GPU running flat out.
Full(ish) screen is worse than a smaller window.

Conclusion: video card lacks the required gonads to render the video >>properly.

Next question is if it is worth upgrading the card, because potentially >>expensive.
Have video cards moderated in price yet?

Cheers


Dave R

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AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64

Have you looked on eBay or Gumtree?
Might find some bargains there.

Reluctant to buy used because no guarantee.
Some have been abused for mining (although probably not at this end of the performance range).

Cheers



Dave R



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On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 17:14:54 +0000, David wrote:

On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:33:02 +0000, David wrote:

Just recorded some video on my Android phone which plays back fine on
the phone.
Copied the file to my W7 PC and although it will play via VLC it is
jerky and blurred.

Won't play the video at all with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media
Player.

Searching so far suggest a codec problem, but there is no obvious fix.

VLC seems to want to update but when I say yes to a download it doesn't
seem to do anything.

I'm going to try a new install, but meanwhile is there a better MP4
player than VLC?

Well, more or less solved it.

Nvidia GeForce GT 710 HWMonitor shows the GPU running flat out.
Full(ish) screen is worse than a smaller window.

Conclusion: video card lacks the required gonads to render the video properly.

Next question is if it is worth upgrading the card, because potentially expensive.
Have video cards moderated in price yet?

Double confirmed because it plays smoothly on this Dell.

So not worth £100+ to upgrade the AMD.

Cheers

Dave R


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