[gotgot1995]

Hi everyone,

I've been watching HD movies on my Kodi since I set it up a month ago. Recently I've been having troubles playing a few HD files. Whether I play them in Kodi (I get sound and image but totally laggy) or in VLC (I only get the sound) it won't work. I know my Kodi server has a low hardware configuration but if I can play some HD movies, shouldn't I be able to play them all ?

Here's the type of file I cannot play:


Here's the kind of file I can play:


Here's my Kodi's configuration:
Intel Genuine 1.6GHz
1GB RAM
2TB HDD

Here's my lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GH (ICH7DH) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): LSI Corporation FW322/323 [TrueFire] 1394a Controller (rev 70)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family LAN Controller (rev 01)

Thank you in advance

[Gracus]

The files that you try to play use h265 codec

It's heavier than h264
If you try to play them with no hardware acceleration from the GPU and a not enough powerfull CPU then you will have this type of issue

[gotgot1995]

Thank you for your answer.
I wasn't sure about the codec, is there a way I could convert these files to h264 ?
I doubt there are any driver that could help my intel gpu on this PC.

[huizingajm]

Thank you for your answer.
I wasn't sure about the codec, is there a way I could convert these files to h264 ?
I doubt there are any driver that could help my intel gpu on this PC.

I would say try Handbreak or PavTube. Handbreak is free and PavTube starts at $60.