Blocky xvid/avi - why do they look better on my pc?

[Schweiz]

These videos look much blockier on my Macbook Pro (8600M GT / 2.5 GHz) than they do on my PC laptop. The Macbook has better specs than my PC laptop in every respect. I am comparing the same videos back to back and playing them on the same 24" external monitor.

I am new to OS X, so please be patient. If there is more information about my settings that I need to provide I would be happy to do so.

[Schweiz]

I'm curious. I was connecting my old pc to the monitor with vga. The new mac is connected with DVI. Could this have any negative affect on the picture quality?

[snix]

short answer... yes.

[Schweiz]

Yes, it's the DVI? Or something to do with the Mac?

[Schweiz]

Well, I returned the Mac. This problem occurred with both low and high bitrate files, on all players. It seems to be an unresolved Mac issue...