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Question: Why cant i run movies on my brand new acer laptop?

(Posted by: Ziggy on 2009-07-03 15:18:28)

I just purchased it. It has intel core 2 solo processor, intel gma 4500mhd, 4 gb ddr3 memory, 320 gbhdd. When i try to go to usanetwork.com, or any other network to run full episodes, the video and voice hesitate. how can i fix this? thanks.

Posted by: dbrezlin on 2009-07-03, 15:29:57

Sound like your internet connection is not fast enough to keep up with the streaming video. Try pausing the video and let it buffer for a minute or so. If that works see if the web site will let you stream at a low quality which will relive the bottleneck. Or check out this forum where you can download most episodes and play them back later. forum.tvfreeload.com/

Posted by: cmputrgk on 2009-07-03, 15:23:10

Its probably your internet connection. If not then it may be the site or the browser your using.

Posted by: Craig C on 2009-07-03, 15:32:45

It could also be you are missing come codecs. Go download AceMegaCodec pack for free. Its easy enough to find if you search for it. Install, and try again. If this doesn;t fix it, you might need to update your flash / divx player. If none of these work, most likely a net connection problem then.

Posted by: OtherGuy on 2009-07-03, 17:02:43

If you are using wireless internet on your laptop, it could be interference. Try putting your laptop close to the router. If it works from there, it might be an interference issue. Typical causes of interference include microwave ovens, cordless house phones,and neighbors' wireless networks using a channel number close to yours. You can also try moving your router as far from your modem as you can. Some modems make radio interference!

Posted by: Colanth on 2009-07-03, 17:40:31

The usual cause of this problem is that the path from your provider to the server you're watching the movie on is too slow. The only fix is to start the movie, immediately pause it and wait for it to finish downloading. then watch it. There's no one "in charge of " the internet who can fix this. The internet itself - the routers - decides on the paths. You could get very slow videos today and very fast ones tomorrow - the same video from the same server.