Use The Right Software For 1080p Video Playback On A Netbook

If you own a netbook running Nvidia Ion chipset, it doesn’t mean that you can watch a 1080p HD video smoothly without considering other factor of your netbook. One important factor is the software being used for the video playback.

In the following video, NetbookChoice demonstrate the 1080p video playback on Samsung N510 netbook (which runs on Nvidia Ion platform) using 2 different software. On VLC Media Player, the 1080p video is pretty much a slide show and the CPU usage run high at 60 to 70 percent. On Power DVD 8 which comes together with the Samsung N510 netbook, the video run smoothly without any problem. So when you are to watch HD video on a HD capable netbook, be sure to choose the right software that supports hardware acceleration or you won’t be able to get the video quality that you are suppose to get.