When I was still using my laptop as a living room computer, the KMPlayer was the only media player I have found which played all my files (even HD video!) without jerky playback or tearing in the video.
How to Use CoreAVC to Play AVCHD Video on Slow PC
When looking popular keywords people are searching relating High Definition AVCHD video, common questions relate to how to get smooth video playback on their Home Theater PC (HTPC) for high definition video files such as AVCHD compressed M2TS files used by many HD camcorders. Playing HD video requires a lot of performance from your PC and not all own powerful 3GHz + multi-core processor equipped computer. Fortunately there is an alternative and affordable way to turn your older PC into a HD video player.