C.Y.M wrote: > mplayer -vo mpegpes -ao mpegpes -framedrop -cache 4096 -slave -nolirc -quiet 001.vdr > > Notice that "-framedrop" is added to the command line. I wonder if that is the > reason why mplayer is "immune" to the a/v desync problem. Definitely not just that. My playback issue already disappears when using the most simple command line: mplayer -vo mpegpes -ao mpegpes 001.vdr. And just for completeness: No serious CPU load when playing back with VDR or mplayer. Cheers, Udo