Helpful Video Streaming Information

1. Broadband. You'll need a broadband connection to fully enjoy this web site. Get cable, DSL, wireless, or T-1 service for the Internet. If you are sharing your network with others at work - tell them all to get offline so you can enjoy some quality video

2. Computer Power. Upgrade your computer to an Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon, or better! Newer Intel and AMD chips are optimized for multimedia applications like streaming video.

3. Video Card Upgrade. Older video cards are working very hard to play the video. Newer cards with 32 megs or more of memory can handle the load much better (128 megs I recommend). If your screen is breaking up, you might consider a simple upgrade for less than $100 bucks.

4. Video Driver Upgrade. You should download the latest drivers from your video card or operating system vendor. Windows users should download the latest DirectX drivers. High performance drivers are available for other systems such as Linux, BSD, and Macs. Newer, less buggy drivers will help the system play video more efficiently.

How to Install Windows Player version 9
How do I get the Windows Media Player? Click here.

• a 500MHz processor or faster
• 128 MB of RAM
• 300 MB of harddisk space
• Windows 98SE, 2000, Millennium or XP
• 56.6K, ADSL, or Cable modem

• 450MHz PowerPC G3 or faster
• 128 MB or RAM
• 10 MB of harddisk space
• Apple Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later
• 56.6K, ADSL, or Cable modem

NOTE: Sometimes the player crashes in Windows - a simple reboot is sometimes all that is needed. We call this "re-optimizing the Windows operating system"

HELP DESK - admin@valleytelevision.com