Maybe I do need Elecard MPEG-2 Decoder&Streaming Plug-in

Something strange: my 2Gb RAM machine CANNOT play several video files (1 - [2005.06.21.bshi].ts, 2 - [2005.06.21.bshi][ts].ts , 4 - [HDTV].ts and 5 - [HDTV-TS].ts) even with the KMPlayer installed with codec. I compared this machine with my another slower machine which had no problem playing the files I mentioned, and the delta is "Elecard MPEG-2 Decoder&Streaming Plug-in". So maybe I do need to install this "Elecard MPEG-2 Decoder&Streaming Plug-in" in order to play some of the .ts content.

Revisit the HDTV (.ts file) playback issue again

A while ago I spent some time trying to figure out how to playback .ts (video files usually from HDTV video capture) smoothly. Recently I have access to a new DELL machine with faster graphic card, faster CPU and 2Gb of memory, so I am trying go back to the issue again and try to find a perfect .ts file playback solution. Here is my pervious blog entry in case you are interested.


I came across this forum message and decide to try some of the advices. Stinky MPEG2 codec didn't well at all (on my old machine), and am reluctant to try it on the new machine. KMPlayer seems to work slightly better since it allows me to jump to wherever time on the video I like, but it had some serious skipping problem once 5 seconds, and I was wondering if it's just because of the lacking on power on my old machine. So I will try this KMPlayer on my new machine a while later. Notice that I installed the software, and then uninstall it, trying to see if I can create a green app. But then maybe the codec was still installed. So I don't know if it's the KMPlayer itself that does the magic, or the codec it comes with is simply better.

More later ...