SC, I have a problem on one computer on iPlayer. I don't know if yours is a similar issue. It's an Acer Revo (small, low power Intel Atom computer) which I've connected to a TV, and it's really bad when trying to view iPlayer HD. It's pretty much unwatchable due to the skipping video.

In my case, the PC has an Nvidia Ion GPU which is able to accelerate video decoding (a GPU is generally much faster than the main processor at doing that). But for whatever reason, iPlayer is not using the video acceleration, and all the work is being done by the slow CPU. I've seen other complaints about it, but haven't been able to find a resolution yet... I can view high quality, 1080p MKV or MP4 files that I've downloaded elsewhere on this PC with no problems, but iPlayer unfortunately is a problem.

If its a fast GPU that you want - Chip maker Nvidia has revealed details of a new graphics processing unit (GPU) which it says will create the world's most powerful computer.

Mine is a pretty fast machine with loads of ram but no dedicated video card. I've wanted a twin screen for some time but that entails upping the PSU as well as the video card.. Maybe it's time I did.

Skinny - don't want it that fast - would have a problem keeping up with the video in that case :-)

klal - just an idea but maybe it's worth doing a proper uninstall of Flash and re-installing the latest version. There is an Adobe uninstaller here - http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html (also note instructions for manually deleting Flash folder after uninstalling). Unfortunately these problems can be difficult to track down..

Skinny - your next trading machine maybe? :)

jonuk76, thanks! I've just realised I missed out deleting the files in those other folders! Gonna try it in a couple of hours.

No worries, hope you sort it. There's some other things to try here as well if you haven't seen it already (like disabling hardware acceleration) - http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-games-video-or.html

Thanks jonuk76. Appreciate your help.

Are these tablets any good? One of the reviews suggests Flash might be a problem as well. I guess the screen isn't top notch but it's dirt cheap at £180.

Scroll Extreme Android Tablet PC

Quick update on my Flash Player problem - completely removed version 11.2.202.235 from the system and re-installed it. Hasn't quite resolved the problem as I can still see choppy video. For some weird reason, the choppiness is not so bad while watching Youtube on Opera. Chrome is terrible though. B****y updates!

Next step - gonna revert to an older version of Flash Player and force Chrome to use that version rather than the current one.

Go back to good old fashioned I.E......lol

Final update! Sorted the darn problem. Turns out I had changed "Maximum Processor State" to 98% under Power Management Options while waiting for my new laptop cooler to arrive. Put it back to 100% and the choppy video problem is gone! :-)

I wouldn't have thought of that! Glad it got sorted.

Yes jonuk76, I sure am glad it's resolved now. A few weeks ago, a similar power-related issue existed on my daughter's laptop - it would keep freezing once or twice every day and each time I would hear an awful shriek! The hard disk activity light would be on continuously for about 2 minutes and then everything would come back to normal. Finally sorted out the problem with some registry edits. Been a good few weeks since I last heard those awful shrieks! If any one is interested, I'll post the tweaks here.

I think you should :-)

skinny, for a moment I seriously considered posting the shrieks here! :-)

Anyway, the solution to the laptop freeze problem is here

The first clue as to where the problem really lay was in the Event Log. I'd keep getting "The device \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period." The blog post referred to above details the cause in depth.

When surfing I keeping getting a pop-up box headed "An action script error has occurred" with this message inside the box:
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at FT_AS3_BB_HTC_FlashSale_17May12_120x600_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()

The screen is then locked until I close the pop-up and then I can proceed normally.

I've Googled but I can't understand the answer.

Can anyone explain simply please?

It is an Adobe Flash error. Does it happen with a variety of web sites? If it does then you might try reinstalling flash or trying a different browser. If it is specific to one web site then they probably have an error in some flash on their site.

Thanks H. It seems to happen with a variety sites, so have a look at my Adobe Flash.

TOK

Try a Free install of the Secunia Personal Software Inspector.

See: http://secunia.com/products/consumer/psi/

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They say:

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This page illustrates what you, as a minimum, need to do and be aware of, before launching your browser and heading out on to the World Wide Web:

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XL Thanks for the Secunia tip. I can vouch for its usefulness as I have it installed already. A useful bit of kit.