I found a workaround.
Go to smplayer settings and set all cache options to zero. This cured the issue 
for me.
This solution was inspired by the following bug in the smplayer sourceforge.net 
bug tracker
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3340564&group_id=185512&atid=913573

** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #3340564
   http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3340564

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  smplayer GUI hangs with 100% CPU usage when trying to play anything

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