How to watch BBC IPlayer on the Acer Aspire One and increasing system performance.
One of the applications I was keen to run on my Acer Aspire One was the BBC IPlayer, and initially I was disappointed with the jerky picture – especially in full screen mode, but there are a few processes that can be done to make things a little better.
First is to make sure that the Netbook is running at full speed, as default the Acer runs in Balanced mode, which Balances system performance against battery life, so the system battery last longer but the Netbook is not running at full speed.
To put the Acer Aspire One into Performance mode follow the following steps.
1) Right Click on the battery icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
2) Move the Mouse pointer over the Set Active Scheme Menu until another menu appears.
3) Click on the Performance Option.
The second is to minimize the over head of the FireFox Browser.
1) Fnd the Program you want to watch start.
2) Click on the Watch in Pop-Out Player option.
3) Close all other Firefox Windows.
4) Now Select the Option to watch in full screen if you wish.
If you follow these steps then the Performance should be improved.
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Have you had any luck installing iplayer on the Acer? My net connection is pretty slow and I’d much rather down load and view shows later if possible.
Any help gratefully received!
Thanks.
Stephen
Hi Stephen.
I’ve never managed to get the desktop version of iPlayer working on Linpus.
I’m looking at installing in on Mint Linux and I’ll report back here.
Cheers
John M
Hi Stephen
Have a look at http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=19012&p=109677&hilit=iplayer+linpus#p109762
There’s a third part app for downloading iPlayer programs in Linpus, there’s a link in the post above for more info.
CHeers
Hi John,
Thanks for the response. I like the Acer but it is a real shame how locked down the software is. I’m no technie I just want to upload the odd piece of software and it feels like I have to become a programmer to do it!
Regards
Stephen
Hi Stephen.
I know what you mean, I’m currently testing Mint Linux and it’s a lot more flexible than the OS that comes with Acer.
@John
Whats the drag factor like? Stephen
Hi Stephen, it runs ok.
Firefox seems slower, but opera runs very quickly.
As long as you only run major app at once then its fine.