1.1.5 runs with hiccups on Atom netbook

[Portablepower]

Upgraded to 1.1.5 to discover that it does not play anything properly on my EEEPC 901 XP/xp3 in PowerSaveMode.
When I increase the power to HighPerfomanceMode it works again, allthough CPU utilization is not high at all.

I did not have this problem before, so I reverted to 1.0.5 and everything is Ok again.

What kind of change has been made to cause this problem?
I think it would not be necessary to run in HP mode just for an mp3....?
N.B. I did try the tricks of resetting cache and usersettings, also changed output mode, but to no avail.

Any tips outthere?

Rgds.

[VLC_help]

VLC timing code (under Win32 at least) is very picky about power saving and CPU frequency changes. So things like Cool&Quiet and other power saving features can mess up the timing which causes buffer losses and other problems.

[Portablepower]

Thanks for the reply.

I also tried 1.1.5 on a clean installed 901 XP/sp3 fully patched: same issue.
And you can't really run the 901 without the power-management software it comes with, sorta spoils the netbook concept.

Anyone know when this 'sensitivity' has been introduced as the 1.0.5 I still had lying around works fine?
If VLC is that sensitive, I would suspect more problems on the Atom architecture as power management on this platform does indeed tweaks bus-speed, video etc.

I will have to keep track of newer releases then and see if this one gets fixed. look out for an alternative or, for now, run the old version.

Rgds.
Portablepower