2008-10-31, 02:48
Background:
I have a Mac Mini that I have plugged up to my tv using a DVI to HDMI cable. I also have a 750gb external usb drive that I dump all my movies an such to so that I dont have to swap disks and such, I can just scroll through my movies and play one.
Problem:
The hard drive in my mini died a week or so ago. I took it back to the local Mac Resource that I purchased it from and got the drive replaced under warranty. Prior to the hard drive dying, it streamed movies from my external hard drive perfectly. Now that I have the new hard drive/new OS installation, the video seems to be kinda choppy in XBMC. Its not always choppy, it plays fine for about 20-30 seconds and then it slows down for 2 seconds or so, then it picks back up. Its not horrible, but enough to bother me. Any ideas of what could cause this kind of behavior? Movies are played from VIDEO_TS folders copied from the original disc. So I would think it shouldnt be a codec problem. Please someone help me find out whats wrong with my video.. Could it be a codec? Something I forgot to reinstall?
Thanks in advance
I have a Mac Mini that I have plugged up to my tv using a DVI to HDMI cable. I also have a 750gb external usb drive that I dump all my movies an such to so that I dont have to swap disks and such, I can just scroll through my movies and play one.
Problem:
The hard drive in my mini died a week or so ago. I took it back to the local Mac Resource that I purchased it from and got the drive replaced under warranty. Prior to the hard drive dying, it streamed movies from my external hard drive perfectly. Now that I have the new hard drive/new OS installation, the video seems to be kinda choppy in XBMC. Its not always choppy, it plays fine for about 20-30 seconds and then it slows down for 2 seconds or so, then it picks back up. Its not horrible, but enough to bother me. Any ideas of what could cause this kind of behavior? Movies are played from VIDEO_TS folders copied from the original disc. So I would think it shouldnt be a codec problem. Please someone help me find out whats wrong with my video.. Could it be a codec? Something I forgot to reinstall?
Thanks in advance