[X4U] Difference between vid cards

[Crandon David]

Yes, it does vary according to what/where I'm watching. Definately  
not related to the speed of the internet connection. I've got a cable  
modem connection that can download up to 6MB per second.

David


On Jan 25, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Linda wrote:

> On 1/25/09 11:37 AM, Crandon David wrote:
>
>> In my G4 Dual 500 with 1 gig RAM, I have an nVIDIA GeForce4 MX video
>> card with 64 MB vRam in an AGP slot. Running the latest 10.4 software
>>
>> Streaming video's from the net are often choppy. Very annoying.
>>
>> My cousin has a used white iBook, 1.2GHz, 1 gigRAM with a ATI
>> Mobiltiy Radeon 9200 4x AGP with 32MB vRam.
>>
>> I know this card is a later edition than my card, but less video  
>> RAM...
>>
>> Will I have better luck with video's being non-choppy? If not, how
>> easy and cheap is it to upgrade the card? If that is indeed the  
>> problem?
>
> Might not be the card, might be a combo of the card and your internet
> connection and your computer's speed. Video is often choppy on my 1GHz
> PowerBook, with a 64MB nVidia GeForce4 440 Go card. Also running  
> Mac OS X
> 10.4.
>
> It depends on what video I'm trying to watch. Probably depends on  
> what video
> your cousin's trying to watch, too. ABC.com is choppier than  
> hulu.com, for
> example.
>
>
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