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Youtube HD and CPU Usage

post #1 of 6
2/6/10 at 3:28pm
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I recently upgraded to a 5mbps internet connection, but still get very choppy unreliable video from youtube HD even though the file is downloading fine. I looked into it some more, and it turns out my CPU usage hits 100% when I watch hi-def video and that seems to be causing the disruption.

My computer is an older 2.4GHz pentium 4 compaq presario with 512MB ram. Do I need to buy a new computer to take full advantage of HD video, or is there something I can do?
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post #2 of 6
2/6/10 at 3:35pm
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Originally Posted by FidelCashflow View Post
I recently upgraded to a 5mbps internet connection, but still get very choppy unreliable video from youtube HD even though the file is downloading fine. I looked into it some more, and it turns out my CPU usage hits 100% when I watch hi-def video and that seems to be causing the disruption.

My computer is an older 2.4GHz pentium 4 compaq presario with 512MB ram. Do I need to buy a new computer to take full advantage of HD video, or is there something I can do?

Fpr sure you need more ram. What OS are you running?
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post #3 of 6
2/6/10 at 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by Bhowie View Post
Fpr sure you need more ram. What OS are you running?

Windows 98
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post #4 of 6
2/6/10 at 4:00pm
Updating your flash player and choosing different browser might help, 512mb is quite sufficient for 720p
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post #5 of 6
2/6/10 at 10:16pm
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I'm running Windows XP with the latest Adobe Flash. I tried IE and Opera with no luck, and Opera is supposed to be the low CPU usage champion at the moment. I'm not I follow how increasing the RAM would help the video, it seems based on task manager the biggest issue is the CPU usage hitting 100%.
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post #6 of 6
2/7/10 at 12:08am
RAM.
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