VLC and MOBIOUS car cam

derrick

WTFH wrote: »

Other programs will play because they are written in different ways and can manage memory differently too - it's not a failing of VLC, it is actually because it is more capable that it requires more resources..

The quick fix would be to buy more memory and a new graphics card. You'll spend maybe £50-£100, but you'll still have a computer running XP with a small hard disk.

Now, I'm not recommending Currys or this particular machine, but just saying that:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/asus-essentio-cm6730-uk020s-desktop-pc-with-aoc-e2070swn-19-5-led-monitor-21731467-pdt.html
£350 will get you a new computer and monitor that would do the job nicely.

OK, may have a look at that one or may visit a couple of local computer shops.

I don't need a monitor as I only upgraded that to a 23" AOC LED IPS 12 months ago.

Is Windows 8 the way to go now?

I don't need a massive hard drive as I am probably only using about half of the one I have now.

From what I can understand I would be better off getting a large amount of RAM,(how big?), but what about the video,(graphics?), card?

Memory, (or is that RAM?).

Main thing I need a computer for is surfing, banking etc,some films and TV Catch up.

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WTFH

Windows 8 is the way to go now, and you may not think you need a massive hard drive, but I wouldn't go for anything less than 500GB these days.
Memory (RAM = Random Access Memory), minimum 4GB

I'm not up to speed on current PC graphics - I do my video & photo editing on a Mac, but I'd suggest a card with at least 256MB of graphics memory (preferrably 512MB) would do the job well for you.

derrick

I have started a new thread for advice on upgrading my computer here.

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