24" iMac plays 1080i HD smoother with XP/Bootcamp 2 than XP/Bootcamp 3!

FYI:
On my 24" iMac, Sony Picture Motion Browser could play 1080 60i AVCHD videos silky smooth under Windows XP / Bootcamp 2 (from Leopard DVD).
I clean installed Windows XP / Bootcamp 3 (from Snow Leopard DVD) and immediately noticed Sony Picture Motion Browser no longer could play 1080 60i AVCHD video smoothly. I reinstalled Sony PMB, but nothing I did worked.
I then reinstalled Windows XP / Bootcamp 2 (from Leopard DVD) and 1080i AVCHD video plays smoothly again.
On the brand new 27" iMac, Sony Picture Motion Browser works great with Windows XP / Bootcamp 3 (from Snow Leopard DVD).
Hopefully, this info may help people with 24" iMac, using the Sony video software.

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