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575552 2007-08-02 09:23:00 Off hand, does anyone know the minimum specs (of the computer) to run a movie in say VLC or WMP? How much RAM, or RAM allocated for the graphics, is required? Myth (110)
575553 2007-08-02 09:26:00 Not sure on min specs, but I am running a P3 1GHz with 256MB RAM and an MX4000 64MB PCI card in one PC and that plays fine... The_End_Of_Reality (334)
575554 2007-08-02 09:28:00 Do you mean to play a movie or to edit a movie?
I would say that the standard 512MB should be fine for XP and maybe a bit more for Vista to avoid the possible jerkyness although I would possibly suggest using something other than WMP to play one.
winmacguy (3367)
575555 2007-08-02 10:28:00 hi, i have a PIII 600 with 256MB ram and onboard video running XP and it plays divx movies in vlc fine, cheers tvgts (5773)
575556 2007-08-02 10:46:00 Is this for your media centre?

I had a celeron 766 running XP with 256mb ram that I used for DVD playback, she would stutter with the odd compressed movie but generally ran ok.

Though I did get the sh1ts with it and sell it, so it can't have been all that geat.
Metla (12)
575557 2007-08-02 10:52:00 Is this for your media centre?

I had a celeron 766 running XP with 256mb ram that I used for DVD playback, she would stutter with the odd compressed movie but generally ran ok.

Though I did get the sh1ts with it and sell it, so it can't have been all that geat.Nuh, this is for an old computer I have (466 Celeron with 64MB RAM running 98SE). Just wondering ... (though it will help to know how low I can go for the media centre specs)
Tried a dummy run, and it stutters badly (no sound, video changes once every second or 2)
Myth (110)
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