Running BluRay files PC to HDTV

[bitemarx]

I'm having trouble running blu-ray movie files (m2ts and mkv formats) that I'd downloaded from the internet. Im using GOM player (was using VLC player previously which was terrible!!) to run the file on my laptop ( ACER Aspire 6930) and watch it on my LG 37FH5000 HDTV by extending the desktop to the TV. I use a HDMI cable to connect laptop to TV.

Problems Im having:
1. Any loud/noisy parts of the movie makes the picture either pixellate or freeze for a few seconds and also makes the audio choppy
2. The problem above gets amplified to annoying proportions when Im running a 1080p version of the movie, to the point where it's impossible to watch the movie.

I've purchased a Blu-Ray disc online and am awaiting delivery so as to check if these problems persist while running a disc from the built-in blu-ray dvd-rom on my laptop.

Does anyone have suggestions/ideas on how this can be rectified?

Any thoughts would be appreciated, since my HD viewing experience is looking a bit hopeless right now!

Thanks
M

[bitemarx]

They arent discs. These are ripped blu-ray files (mkv or m2ts format) which IM running from my laptop connected to my HDTV.
In any case, the problem has been (partly) resolved by using GOM player or PowerDVD. I noticed that these files play without any trouble when no other programs are running on the laptop.
Looks like a case of insuficient RAM or video RAM or whatever its called.

Strangely, there are no problems running other programs when I play a Blu-ray disc on my laptop blu-ray dvd rom.

Thanks
M

[Atlantix]

It sounds like your laptop is not up to the task; HD movies you may find on the interent are very highly compressed and require a lot of computing power to decompress them. Also, for 1920x1080 video you need a beefy video card.

Are these problems only on the TV or they are the same if you play these files just on the laptop?

[bitemarx]

Luckily, the problem was solved when I ran them using PowerDVD or GOMP player. Also downloaded a codec, I forget the name... somethin about avc, etc.
It works fine now.
BUT.

Another problem: Whe viewed at 1080 res, the picture shows some very minute orange dots on the screen outlining the people/things on the picture, and these appear/enhance in sync with the audio levels going up or down in the movie. Looks like interference, but I cant think of a way to rememdy this.

ANy ideas?

[Atlantix]

You have still not answered my question - we have to be specific when trying to troubleshoot.

[bitemarx]

It sounds like your laptop is not up to the task; HD movies you may find on the interent are very highly compressed and require a lot of computing power to decompress them. Also, for 1920x1080 video you need a beefy video card.

Are these problems only on the TV or they are the same if you play these files just on the laptop?

The earlier problems with picture freezing/being choppy etc was on the TV as well as on the laptop, though it was much more on the tv.

The problems with these orange dots are only on the TV.

[Atlantix]

A faulty HDMI output on the laptop could cause this, so could a poor HDMI input on the TV.

There is only one way to find out for sure. Either connect another HDMI device (like a DVD or BR player) to the TV, or connect the PC to another TV.

Theoretically a poor HDMI cable could also do this, but practically I have never seen that happen.

[bitemarx]

I will try connecting the laptop to a friend's TV. The TV has 4 HDMI input ports and the problem persists when using any of these.

Thanks for the ...uhm..input!

[RandomNameHere]

Can you give more information on your laptop? I've looked it up but it seems there are a few different variations.

Which Processor?
Which screen reolution?
Which graphics?