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    Acer Extensa 4420 Improving Video

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jcgc50, Dec 7, 2009.

  1. jcgc50

    jcgc50 Newbie

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    This machine comes with the ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 integrated card and 2gb of RAM. In Bios I see allocated memory set at 256mb and it goes no higher.

    I was thinking of increasing RAM to 4gb. What I am trying to do is watch video, for example, tv programs on Hulu and what I get now is choppy picture and freezing.

    Would increasing RAM to the max of 4gb correct this or not?

    Jim
     
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    ecoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    its your internet connection! I have worse pc and it is fine... get a new wireless router or try another one (Easier) lots of them dont like eachother ie your pc's wireless card and home router
     
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    Don't think that is correct. A friend using the same connection, router, modem has smooth video.

    Jim
     
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    ecoholic Notebook Enthusiast

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    so he has the exact same wireless networking card you do in your lappy ? what brand an model number is it? what brand wireless internet router and model # are you using ? cable or let me guess here dsl?
     
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    Based on your comment I would have to say which is it then. The internet connection, chipset, etc.
     
    jcgc50, Dec 7, 2009
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