diff --git a/src/PlayerWidget.cpp b/src/PlayerWidget.cpp
index d2cb53e..85298b0 100644
--- a/src/PlayerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/PlayerWidget.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 #include <cmath>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+using namespace std;
 
 namespace StretchPlayer
 {
@@ -67,12 +71,13 @@ namespace StretchPlayer
 			| Qt::FramelessWindowHint
 	    );
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040500
-	setAttribute( Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground );
-	_compositing = true;
-#else
+// #if QT_VERSION >= 0x040500
+// 	setAttribute( Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground );
+// 	_compositing = true;
+// #else
+// 	_compositing = false;
+// #endif
 	_compositing = false;
-#endif
 	setMinimumSize(_sizes.preferred_width()*2/3, _sizes.preferred_height()*2/3);
 
 	QSizePolicy policy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
@@ -281,6 +286,22 @@ namespace StretchPlayer
 
     void PlayerWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event)
     {
+	static time_t clock = time(0), now;
+	static uint32_t counter = 0;
+
+	now = time(0);
+	if( now > clock ) {
+	    clock = now;
+	} else {
+	    usleep(50000);
+	    return;
+	}
+
+// 	if( (now - clock) >= 10 ) {
+// 	    cout << "Update rate = " << (float(counter)/(float(now-clock))) << endl;
+// 	    clock = now;
+// 	    counter = 0;
+// 	}
 	QPainter painter(this);
 	painter.setRenderHints(QPainter::Antialiasing);
 
@@ -657,7 +678,7 @@ namespace StretchPlayer
 
 	QTimer* timer = new QTimer(this);
 	timer->setSingleShot(false);
-	timer->setInterval(200);
+	timer->setInterval(1000);
 	connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()),
 		this, SLOT(update_time()));
 	timer->start();