Jerky Pictures On iPlayer........

dalek

Is it my broadband speed?
5.7Mbs

Or my laptop?
TOSHIBA SP4320 LAPTOP 600Mhz 256MB 6GB
PENTIUM III (COPPERMINE)

If its my laptop processor (speed) what is the best one for smooth Picture/TV watching playback?

Please.

TonyMMM

What Operating system are you running ?

JasX

simple test -install the iPlayer desktop and download a full show.... if its still jerky its your PC, if it plays fine its likely your net connection (could be verified by trying from another machine on your same connection)

If the former need to fiddle about fixing your PC, if the latter you'll be fiddling -checking your internal house phone wiring (bell wire disconnected? speed increase if you disconnect everything and plug into the master test socket), and compare ISPs / the package you're on with what others are delivering in your area.

gonzo127

without a few further details i would say your laptop is the problem as a 5.7mb net connection should be more than ample and since iplayer uses flash you need to meet the minimum requirements for flash which are here http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/

**********From Adobe************
Recommended hardware for standard- and high-definition (HD) video playback

The following minimum hardware configurations are recommended for an optimal playback experience:

Resolution
852x480 (480p),
24 fps

Windows
Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 2800+ processor (or equivalent)

128MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Macintosh
PowerPC (G 5) 1.8GHz or faster processor

Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor
256MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Linux
Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 2800+ processor (or equivalent)
512MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Resolution
1,280x720 (720p),
24–30 fps

Windows
Intel Pentium 4 3GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 3400+ processor (or equivalent)
128MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Macintosh
Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
256MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Linux
Intel Pentium 4 3GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 3400+ processor (or equivalent)
512MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Resolution
1,920x1,080 (1080p),
24 fps

Windows
Intel Core Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 4200+ processor (or equivalent)
128MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

Macintosh
Intel Core Duo 2.66GHz processor (or equivalent)
512MB of RAM
128MB of VRAM

Linux
Intel Core Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 4200+ processor (or equivalent)
512MB of RAM
64MB of VRAM

dalek

Thanks for the replies.

I'm using WindowsXP.

It's not just iPlayer - watching tv via tvcatchup.com or a movie via blinkbox is not very satisfactory.

So i need a computer that is at least Pentium 4.

This laptop was only 20 pounds plus a tenner P+P on ebay.

They had some which were 133Mhz

This one at 600Mhz is better but not good enough then?

Basil1234

omg why do people buy these heaps off ebay with todays modern world you need to spend at least £300 imho on a puter really spending £30 then wondering why it doesnt work is not the answer just wasted £30

lappy £329 on left hand side of page do you nicely from dell offer ends 8.12.10 includes christmas shipping and vat.
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/deals1?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&ref=hbn

TonyMMM

XP running with only 256Mb of RAM is really going to be very slow to do anything ... if you can upgrade to at least 512Mb (or preferably 1Mb, you MIGHT then have a machine that can be used for general browsing etc.... it may even play videos - but you with that spec you are always going to be struggling.

dalek

Basil1234 wrote: »

omg why do people buy these heaps off ebay with todays modern world you need to spend at least £300 imho on a puter really spending £30 then wondering why it doesnt work is not the answer just wasted £30

I couldn't afford to pay any more, when i bought it.

It didn't have an ethernet port - but i bought an adapter to work broadband. I installed XP myself.

It works ok for everything else i do.

dalek

TonyMMM wrote: »

XP running with only 256Mb of RAM is really going to be very slow to do anything ... if you can upgrade to at least 512Mb (or preferably 1Mb, you MIGHT then have a machine that can be used for general browsing etc.... it may even play videos - but you with that spec you are always going to be struggling.

So if i was to buy a brand new one - what specs would i need, please?

Basil1234

dalek wrote: »

I couldn't afford to pay any more, when i bought it.

It didn't have an ethernet port - but i bought an adapter to work broadband. I installed XP myself.

It works ok for everything else i do.

k prob you gonna have is it is limited and as you want to do more and sites with flash come up its going to be a great up hill struggle and also as you use it more it will get slower and slower remember you running a fresh install at the mo.

dalek

I'm using firefox as my browser.