Yeah theres a reason netbooks were a flop. I have one too and its only good for visiting peachparts.com and microsoft word. And i upgraded the ram to 2gb.

I thought of something MS Fowler. Perhaps youre trying to watch 1080p HD video? 5 years ago these wouldnt have been readily available, though today HD on youtube is pretty common. It takes a lot more power to render 1080p (or even 720p) than it does 480p or 360p. I know on my netbook, the CPU chokes on anything higher than 480p.. and theres nothing i can do about it.

It would explain your problem with video processing. The onboard graphics of 5 years ago were pathetic and it would be completely normal for it to choke on hd rendering.

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