C2D 2.16 HD 1080P Playback

Waiting for my C2D 2.16 still(finally upgrading). I have a question regarding the power of the new MBP's even the 2.16 if they can play HD 1080P quicktime files like the ones at the apple movie trailers. I owned a PB 1.6 17" before and it could not handle anything other than 480p. I also tried CD MPB and 1080p playback was choppy. Thanks.

Playback may be smooth on the MBP display, but I should hope so, since no MBP can display it back natively (1080p = 1920x1080 resolution, 17" MBP = 1680x1050, 15" MBP = 1440x900).
Whether or not the MBP C2D can display the full 1920x1080p via DVI to a fully capable 1080p set is another story.
-edit-
One thing I can relay from the dark side (PC/Win) is that the video card (GPU and RAM) played a larger part in the ability to play HD video than a slight speed bump in the processor (and I do view the CD to C2D as a speed bump and not a revolutionary step).
I know the ATI x1600 is viewed as a pretty decent video card, but nowhere near top of the line. Maybe the 256MB flavor will play back HD video more smoothly than the 128MB, but that's just a guess.

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i have a mac book pro original. i have it linked to my hdtv and i have been trying to play 1080p movies with it.
at first i got through half the movie with no lag at all, and then there started to be some lagging problems where i'd have to close the video and reopen etc.
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hello, thanks for the reply.
thats nice to know that i may not need to upgrade hardware.
i am currently using VLC player for my movies.
i thought using this player may have something to do with the lags, but hey, its a free program.
the video i was playing back in 1080p is a blu-ray file. (m2ts)
i know their is another blu-ray format (mkv...i think..) although the files i have are m2ts, and i dont know if this kind is more complex or harder for a smoother playback. also, the file sizes are usually around 4gig
i notice i can play back 1080p trailers from the apple site with quicktime, although i see how it cant playback blu-ray files in quicktime, which is why im using vlc.
i currently have quicktime pro version 7.5.5 (249.24) by the way.
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i see that it can play mkv, but has many problems doing it in leopard, also i dont see anything about it playing back m2ts?
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