The program you are using to view the video can be a problem. If you haven
The program you are using to view the video can be a problem. If you haven
Should Quicktime or Windows Media Player work?
I use quicktime on the mac and it works fine. You can record at smaller settings to. You might try that and see if it works better for you. All else fails a faster computer might be in order. Plus if your viewing off an external drive that may slow it down. It would be fastest off your hard drive.
What are the specs on your current computer? That would be helpful information, because perhaps there
- Trowski
I think I know what is wrong with viewing those videos,but not a hundred percent sure that it is the same problem for your case but I had encounter a similar problem viewing videos that is 1080p.
When I view those videos on my laptop (a Lenovo Thinkpad) with a integrated video card the Intel HD graphics and it was like what you had described the video was displaying like one frame at a time it was so slow, it was un-viewable. Then I got the video to my older desktop with a five year old graphics card (7900 GS) and it started to play out a lot smoother although it has worst spec otherwise then my laptop (4 GB DDR3 vs 2 GB DDR2, i5 vs Core 2). Then I copied to my current desktop with some pretty modern graphics card (AMD HD6850) and it would play very smoothly. It was the graphics card all alone those integrated graphics just can
We purchased the computer 4 years ago. It
Looking up the HP a1740n on their website, I find this page of specs: HP a1740n Spec List
Assuming that's what you have, I'm guessing your problem is that it only has an integrated graphics chipset. I'm willing to bet if you put in a dedicated graphics card you'd have no problems.
Here's a ATI Radeon chipset that would probably work and is only $15 after a mail-in rebate:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127544. Or here's another GeForce chipset that's the same price after rebate:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130536.
Otherwise if you feel it might be time for a new computer, just about any current computer (perhaps excluding some netbooks) should have no trouble with 1080p.
- Trowski
Originally Posted by rusty
I think it's indeed the onboard graphic adapter. If I searched correctly you have a Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 onboard graphics adapter. Which by my research doesn't support full HD 1080p videos.
I personally like the VLC media player. It's free and plays everything and also remains a small no-nonsense package. You can find it here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Anyway I don't know what slots you have available for upgrade? PCI/PCI-E/AGP? But even the cheapest cards support full-HD playback these days, so yes a new graphics card probably works magic. However I must say that editing at 1080p might take a while on an older pc.
The on-board graphic adapters that you buy these days....well it's hard to find one that doesn't support 1080p full HD playback [] So I disagree with you on this one. Technology improves every day..
Other models of the 1740n say they have a NIVADA graphics card.
I do not see any reason why yours would not run the video. But maybe you have a different card.
Have you made sure you do not have any malware, adware or other bugs running around in your computer?
Are there any programs that are running in the back ground?
Do you have the latest drivers for your cards?
Do you have the latest versions of players that you are trying to view the video on?
One of the models I saw listed a 250gb hard drive, is your hard drive full? If it is 70-80% used up that could be the problem, move some of your stuff off the computer.
Lastly did you go to apple.com and pick a new mac out yet?
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