yasamoka wroteKareem wroteThis should not happen, WMP uses around 1% of CPU usage playing MP3s and 2-4% playing videos.
Err yes, of course not on Intel Atoms. How can CPU usage be constant for the same software across different CPUs?
CPU usage with an intel PXA270 used on WM2003 device when playing MP3 is 4%.
On my Dell Latitude using intel U9400 @ 800MHZ power saving mode WMP uses less than 2% of CPU usage when playing MP3 and 4-5% CPU usage when playing video.
I know CPU usage is not the same across different CPUs that's why I said it should be anywhere between 2% and 4%... Also, some video formats ie. mp4 consume more processing power than some other like FLV ( same resolution ).
WMP is very light, it's the decoder that could be abusing the resources.