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Use the Performance tab to specify your computerÆs network (or Internet) connection speed, a buffer size, or choose the video hardware acceleration that you want your video card to use.
The following options are listed on the Performance tab:
Click this option if you want Windows Media Player to detect the speed of your modem or the type of network connection you have.
Lists available connection speeds. Click this option to select the speed you want to use.
Click this option to use the default settings for network buffering. Network buffering is the amount of information that Windows Media Player stores before it begins playing the file or stream. The size of your buffer is important when receiving streaming files over a network or the Internet. If network congestion is heavy, then you may notice interruptions in the audio and video because there is no information for Windows Media Player to play and it has to wait to receive information. When network traffic interrupts the stream, Windows Media Player can fill those gaps with information from the buffer. Only when all information in the buffer is used, does the stream appear to be interrupted.
Click this option to set your own buffer size. Note that the larger your buffer, the longer it takes for your streams to begin playing.
The slider adjusts the acceleration on your video card. Adjust the slider to best match your video card.
Certain types of video, particularly digital, are not affected if you watch them in full screen mode. When you select the Fullscreen mode switch check box , Windows Media Player attempts to maximize your video card for viewing video at full screen. You can clear this check box if you do not intend on watching video at full screen, or you do not want Windows Media Player to adjust your video card settings.
Use this slider to adjust digital video resolution. If the video is analog, the slider has no effect. If you resize Windows Media Player so that the viewing window is larger than the original video, then Windows Media Player attempts to stretch the video to accommodate the resized window. Adjust the slider all the way to Large to enable the video to add additional pixels when stretching. This is easier on the CPU, but may create less than desirable video quality. Move the slider all the way to Small to minimize video distortion. This will force your CPU to work harder to render the video.