Why are my videos on my Nikon D5000 choppy?

I was playing with my recording feature on my Nikon and when I went to watch it, noticed it was playing really choppy. This hasn't always been the case. I was taking photos earlier and was in manual mode, so I'm not sure if this had any effect on it? I don't know much about recording so this could very well be the case. If so, how can I change my settings to have a more seamless playback? Did it have anything to do with my shutter speed?

Where's the problem? In the camera or in your computer. If it's in the camera you shouldn't be playing from your memory card any way - you should be uploading and viewing. You may want to try a new memory card but don't pay from it, upload then view.

If you're having problems on your computer it could be the system is too slow. That happened to me when I switched to HD and I had to buy a new computer.