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Here's the problem:
I'm using my laptop (P4 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Radeon 7500, XP) for playback in my living room. Now, for about an hour to an hour and a half (give or take) everything is fine. No lagging whatsoever. But at about the hour and a half mark, the video will lag momentarily and then speed up and remain in sync with the audio. Usually the first instance of lagging is very quick, almost unnoticeable. After a few occurences, though, the lag becomes a bit longer (though usually not much more than 5 seconds).
I saw another thread about a problem that sounded similar to mine and someone suggested using WMP 6.4 and so I did. Everything seemed to be fine until about an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie and then the sound cut out. It was only for about 10-15 seconds but annoying nonetheless. I was hoping it was a one-time occurence so I ignored it. However, this happened 3 more times over the next 30 minutes. Incidentally, this has happened before (the sound cutting out for 10-15 seconds) but never more than once per movie.
I would think my system is poweful enough to handle DivX playback with ease, so I don't think that's the problem. A friend suggested that maybe my laptop isn't getting enough air where it's located (I set it up on a bookshelf next to the television) and that may be causing my problem.
So the question is: what's causing the problem? Is my laptop not getting enough air to cool itself? Is it something else entirely? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I'm using my laptop (P4 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Radeon 7500, XP) for playback in my living room. Now, for about an hour to an hour and a half (give or take) everything is fine. No lagging whatsoever. But at about the hour and a half mark, the video will lag momentarily and then speed up and remain in sync with the audio. Usually the first instance of lagging is very quick, almost unnoticeable. After a few occurences, though, the lag becomes a bit longer (though usually not much more than 5 seconds).
I saw another thread about a problem that sounded similar to mine and someone suggested using WMP 6.4 and so I did. Everything seemed to be fine until about an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie and then the sound cut out. It was only for about 10-15 seconds but annoying nonetheless. I was hoping it was a one-time occurence so I ignored it. However, this happened 3 more times over the next 30 minutes. Incidentally, this has happened before (the sound cutting out for 10-15 seconds) but never more than once per movie.
I would think my system is poweful enough to handle DivX playback with ease, so I don't think that's the problem. A friend suggested that maybe my laptop isn't getting enough air where it's located (I set it up on a bookshelf next to the television) and that may be causing my problem.
So the question is: what's causing the problem? Is my laptop not getting enough air to cool itself? Is it something else entirely? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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