Thanks Saab Dastard.
Already have a question on there but experience shows PPRuners usually have the answer soonest and I really appreciate the help.
I've disabled my AVG Free 8, turned off the Wireless, and selected "adjust for best performance" in the "Performance options" menu from the System icon in the control panel.
Video now just about acceptable although there's a slight 'wobble' occasionally in the screen about 75% up the screen. Watchable though.
With this all done CPU shows at around 65%.
I was having similar problems with BBCiPlayer and Windows Media Player. haven't tried them yet under the new settings
Last edited by oncemorealoft; 15th January 2009 at 12:04.