Jerky playback motion-video card?

[Alejandro12]

I have copied a few movies now but they all have a slight, but perceptible jerky motion which takes place very second or so. It is only noticable when an object is panning one way or the other such when a person is walking along the sidewalk and the buildings are panning in the background.
I am assuming this is not normal and is probably caused by a lackluster video card. I am using a one year old Lenovo ThinkPad with their standard video card.
Also, I plan to get a new desktop with a better video card but I don't want to wait to start copying my DVD collection. If I copy my dvds to my laptop (with the jerky motion), does it effect the copy quality, or will they play back ok on the new desktop?
Thanks for your help.

[regnad kcin]

You have a few obstacles.
In particular, the slimline drive in your laptop is less than ideal for video archiving.
I don't know what your timetable is, but personally, I'd wait for a more robust pc.

You could always burn a bkup disc and see how it plays in a standalone player.

[Alejandro12]

Thanks-great idea

Thanks for the response. Great idea to try a copy in another player.