Hi there
This is my first post .I hope it will be useful to all users of this netbook
I have had a very slow windows 7 installation installed for some time - the video playback is very poor on 720p vids to the extent that they are not watchable.
Over the years I have tried several distros of linux .Some worked ok for general use but would never play video - even the ones like jolicloud (which I could not get on with) failed- due to the limitations of the GMA 500 chip.
I have recently tried puppy linux again and had some success with SLACKO 5.6
This can be installed off a pendrive or loaded within windows
MP4 720P H264 play perfectly in almost full sceen
smaller vids play in a smaller window and will not play full screen -- this is on the installed video player which is the only one I can get to work on this system.
To get it working
boot the system
when x drivers fail use top unaccelerated driver
on next screen do not test but click on next button (think its called fallback)
you will be presented with another screen of drivers - click the LOWER poulsbo driver
follow instructions (think it's type xwin)
SYSTEM LOADS -- bingo
set up and save as instructed
restart and you should have a fully operational system which will load selected driver automatically
I anyone finds a solution to the full screen problem please let me know