i have a sony vaio pcg k45.i bought it used but at 3.2 ghz and a p4 i would think it would play downloaded movies or clips{youtube,google}with no problem.Its a 1300+dollar laptop.is there somthing i an do to improve this..my brother bought a dell with a celeron proccesor and the diff is amazing.i was told there is no way to upgrade the graphics card is this true?glad i bought it used cause id be very mad if 1300+didnt even get smooth playback..would increasing RAM help at all...any advice would be great
2007-05-16 11:01:29 · 7 answers · asked by yourholzmyspace 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
i have a vaio pcg k45 3.3 ghz 512 mb 80 gig hard drive.DVD playback fine..im talking about watching a video on youtube or google video
2007-05-16 11:18:39 · update #1
thank you all ...Why is every body laughing at the amount of RAM on my computer.Guess i'll be upgrading that uh?Idid all the things but only one wasnt tried before. .....the IDE trick
2007-05-16 15:24:37 · update #2
You most likely have other programs running in the background that are using processor resources and reducing the amount of time that your DVD player or other video program can use the processor.
Some things you can do...those icons in the lower right corner of your screen (The system tray)...close as many of those programs as you can prior to playing a DVD/video. You might also turn off your anti-virus only temporarily. This also uses alot of processor time.
2007-05-16 11:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by Gary D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you playing videos directly off the web, or ones that you have downloaded?
If it is directly off the web then you are going to be very dependent upon your web connection to the server at that moment.
Try downloading some videos first and then viewing them.
2007-05-16 11:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
wow.... 3.2ghz...my dream....512ram...what??? lol
anyways,
this is because of your internet speed, not your computer, you could buy the most expensive computer and it would still lag. the only way is to upgrade your internet service for a faster speed.
PS: if you have more than one computer, don't go online at the same time!!! and if you have programs that use the internet, close them ex skype, trillian...ect
hoped i helped!
2007-05-16 13:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to say what may be causing the problem,it's strange you only have 512mb of ram with such a big processor,try lowering the quality of the video,your ram may just be lacking.
2007-05-16 11:29:06 · answer #4 · answered by Poker Face 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should have posted your specs.
Edit:
I checked out the specs, and it seems it should run the vids. fine. could be windows or your web browser.(it could be a number of different things) most likely not a hardware issue.
2007-05-16 11:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try this..
right click on my computer go to properties>> then hardware tab.. then device manager.>> then find IDE in the list ..click plus sign next to it... and right click on secondory IDE channel.. and choose uninstall it then click ok and restart the systemm it will take care of it..
BEST OF LUCK..
HAAPY COMPUTING
2007-05-16 11:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by vinay r 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
could just be the software your using to play them with
2007-05-16 11:06:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋