what do you mean the computer has fits if you try to add another browser,that is definitely not normal? maybe we need to work on that because having only one browser on your pc can be an issue should your IE crash, you would not have another alternative to access the internet. This is the link to firefox, when you download it, you will be asked if you want to make it the default browser just leave IE as the default for now, it will also ask if you want to get the favorites and stuff from IE you can say yes here and it will automatically import all your faves into firefox for you so you have them on both. Once you have it downloaded and installed all you have to do to use firefox is go to the firefox icon on your desktop and double click it, that will open it and you can use it, try going to your sites and see if the video works. Firefox 3

1GB of ram for xp is plenty unless you are running some really demanding programs, several of my machines have 1GB and do super. Now if it were trying to run 1GB with windows 7 that would definitely be a problem. I would suspect speed drop outs on your ISP. Their speeds fluctuate a lot and when that happens you get a good boost of speed then a drop then a boost etc which will definitely effect the buffering of the video. Whether it will handle netflix no way to know with out trying. What are their required specs?

Hello, We have an older Sony CRT with no HDMI cables. I have a Zoom brand cable modem connected, via a cable, to an Apple wireless rounter (A Base Station, they call it.) This gives us wireless internet in the house. I have a Roku box connected to video inputs on the TV. This is the old three color system, with white red and yellow pin inputs. The cables for this were in the box with the Roku. The Roku has wireless capability so it works off of the router signal when just plugged into the TV and the power source. We do need to switch between video feeds on the TV to get to the Roku, but this is a simple matter of pressing a button on the TV remote. If you have something like "video 1, video 2, video 3" selections and you only get a blank screen, those inputs are marked as such on the back of your TV and you can use them. If you only have one set of these, you may have to swap out the cables if your DVD player uses the inputs. This might be a good argument for getting a Netflix enabled DVD player or game console. If your DVD player is a good one and you can't see spending the money, you should consider the Roku. The base model today is $59.99 at Roku.com. The website lets you see the back of the device, so you can check out the input areas to see if it matches what you have on your TV. They are very backward compatible in general, so I'm sure you won't have problems there. I bought the XD model ($79.99) for when we upgrade to a better 1080p HD in a couple years, plus it supports the wireless "N" protocall which is the newer, fastest level of wireless and it matches our router. I may have wasted $20.00 because we don't use the internet while watching the Roku and my guess is with the way HDTVs are developing, our future TV will have Netflix ability built into it and we won't need the roku box. Oh well! All it might take for you to get up and running on DSL: call your provider company and ask them for a wireless DSL modem. You might be able to get one for free from them. This will give you wireless in the house and your Roku box will be up in a jiff. When we had DSL we had the wireless router and were happy with it. There was an initial problem with not being able to acess the internet while on the wireless phone, but that is a setting on the modem that can be changed with a quick call to your provider. It is a simple fix and they walk you through it. As to the bandwidth issue go to www.speedtest.net and check your speed it is easy and free. You might be able to research your speed and see how this effects others with Netflix. Just a thought. To give you courage, (if you need it!) go to Youtube and search "set up Roku on DSL," or "set up Roku." Peolpe have made some quick video's of themselves doing this and you'll see how simple it really is. Good luck with it all! We love streaming Netflix. We still sometimes look at each other and say, "This is so awsome!" Here is a link that might be useful: Speed test

Some causes (in order of likelihood) are inadequate internet bandwidth (external), PC under-spec'd, inadequate bandwidth (internal). Let's try the first - run this speed test and report back your finding. Try it separately with each PC. If you're getting less than 3 Mbps with each PC, that's a problem. Speed Test site Next - PCs. From a Google search, it appears these machines are not only old (as you said) but were also very low end spec-wise even when new. Now, years later, they're really limited if you haven't upgraded any of the internal hardware. Limited is polite, like maybe only 256 or 512 Mb of RAM? That's also a problem. As for internal bandwidth (your router and any interference), I'd just reboot it and leave it alone until you address the first two issues. FYI, here's Amazon's info regarding minimum specs for their service. I'd guess you're miles away from having what they recommend for the best possible experience. Amazon Streaming