swduck said:

The latest build of VLC doesn't seem to handle 720p video files on my underpowered laptop, either. Switched over to PotPlayer to view it. Plays it fine, better than anything else I have, but the interface is not exactly to my liking. Does the job, though, I guess.

Believe it or not, PotPlayer actually worked for me, although the aspect ratio is a little off. Thanks!

Hostmaster said:

@ Erikstormtrooper: Try with "Media Player Classic," by far is the best option for HD playback in a PC ;-)

I've tried Media Player Classic - Home Cinema version 1.6.0.4014, but the video playback it too slow and gets quickly out of sync with the audio.