[SOLVED] Strange Video Playback Problem

[Skywatch]

I copied the file from the server 1 (the one with the issues) to server 2 via windows file manager, no problem.

The pi plays it fine from server 2, but from server 1 I get bad video distortion.

More testing shows that if the file is already playing on the laptop from server 1 then the pi plays it without fault. ???
If the pi starts play from server 1 then I get the problems, but they go away if I play the same file on the laptop.

Files from either server play fine on windows laptop.

I set acceleration for both OMX and MMAL in kodi and no change in the video problem.

How do I select which video player I want to use?