Hello, > Is this a normal behaviour on this hardware[1]? You should try the -framedrop option and sdl for audio and video out. For that, you need libsdl. Then, this message does not come anymore (I have a 15'' 667mHz). mplayer -framedrop -ao sdl -vo sdl <filename> raph -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!