A method of decoding and displaying video frames and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes indexing the first portion of a buffer with the first reference number, said first portion to be stored with the first reference frame; changing said first reference number to the second reference upon detecting the second reference frame to be stored in the second portion of said buffer; storing the third reference frame in the third portion of said buffer; and displaying said first reference frame associated with said second reference number, wherein storing said third reference frame in said third portion performs simultaneously with displaying said first reference frame.