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Are those HD videos? If they are high-bitrate HD videos, the onboard graphics of netbooks just isn't capable enough to smoothly decode the video and thus gives you shuttering playback.
One suggestion: try using VLC Media Player instead.
As for the RAM, you won't really notice much of a difference between 5-5-5 timing RAM and 3-3-3 timing RAM in a netbook. The Atom CPU will still remain the bottleneck as it's not a performance CPU (like that of a C2D).
The increased RAM will help in video playback and in multitasking if you're already reaching the limit on your Mini 9.
Originally Posted by Spiegel  Also would the ram be the reason why videos play well for 10-15 sec. then freeze for half a second then another 10-15 sec followed by another half a second freeze? The videos are avi files with a resolution of 1250x720 (not at home so I don't remember the exact resolution but that's about what I remember). Forgot to mention I did install CCCP and it doesn't seem to help with the video freezes, guess it might just be the resolution is too high for the mini? If you guys recommend any other changes I'm open to them, I mostly use this at college to surf the web, watch some videos online, and to work on assignments between classes. |
One suggestion: try using VLC Media Player instead.
As for the RAM, you won't really notice much of a difference between 5-5-5 timing RAM and 3-3-3 timing RAM in a netbook. The Atom CPU will still remain the bottleneck as it's not a performance CPU (like that of a C2D).
The increased RAM will help in video playback and in multitasking if you're already reaching the limit on your Mini 9.
