[beppino823]

I recently purchased a Dell monitor to go with my Dell Mini 9 laptop. But when i try and play full screen videos, the picture freezes although the sound keeps going. Is this a problem with my video card, my memory, or what?

Here are the specs for my computer:
-- Inspiron Mini 9 --
-- Intel® Atom Processor® N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache)
-- [224-0770]

-- Memory --
-- 1GB DDR2 at 533MHz
-- [311-9255]

-- Video Card --
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
-- [320-7124]

-- Hard Drive --
-- 16GB Solid State Drive
-- [341-7610]

[beppino823]

i think the problem is the video card. is it possible to install a better video card?

[holmes4]

No - the video functions are integrated into the chipset. There is no "card".

[beppino823]

hi steve, thanks for the info. do you know, or does anyone else then know, if there is any other solution to my problem? can i work around this somehow

[WolfKeeper]

What kind of videos? Streaming or local? File or disc based? What player(s)? What codec(s)?

[holmes4]

At what resolution and color depth are you running your monitor? Your choices may be a bit much for the integrated graphics.

[crismzz]

Download the patch of Codecs (I Recomend K-lite Mega codec) search on google for it, and play the video on Classic Media Player to test;

Go to this site and verify if you have the Chipset newer version, if you don,t download it:

Intel® Driver Update Utility

good luck!

[kampf]

Also, switch the display so that it's only showing on the external display, not both.