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Video Card Suggestion
LockedMy question is this; what will improve streaming video content over the internet more, video card or connection speed? I have a cable modem with 256 down/128 up. I use a Linksys Cable/DSL router to share the connection between four computers. Video card of machine used to view video is Diamond Stealth III S540 w/32 MB RAM. I have tested my connection using both East and West coast sites (www.dslreports.com) and received 283 KBps and 288 KBps respectively. Machine is Epox MVP-3G2 MB with AMD K6-2 500. Viewing live streaming video, the picture is somewhat blocky even though our frame rate exceeds that of the encoded video. Using Realplayer 8 Plus to view stream. I have tried both 3DFx VooDoo 5500 and ATI Rage Fury Pro but really madeno difference. I have applied the tweaks to the registry concerning DefaultRCVWindow and this improved the fram rate and quality some but could still be better. Am I chasing my tail or is there a hardware/software combination I need to make this better?