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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SanAngelo" data-source="post: 3464462" data-attributes="member: 134087">Just wanted to update this thread on how I went forward and what I settled on.My old computer was beyond upgrading, as outlined in the above posts; RAM was maxed out at 4G and the power supply couldn't handle an upgrade on the video card.I'm not a laptop or an All-In-One desktop fan. I need(ed) a desktop tower, something I could get my hands into; making upgrades or repairs as needed.Out of curiosity, I solicited quotes for a build to the requirements of PhotoFunStudio (PFS); post # 6 above. They came in at a little under $4000.00, that's including a 4K monitor. To me, this was outrageous. I started researching used computers, made a selection, started hunting them down, weeding them out on Craiglist and eBay. I was after a Dell Workstation Percision T5500. They're a workhorse, modular, and often refurbished and resold by reputable dealers. I picked one up off of Craiglist; Dual 2.4G CPUs, Quad Core, 12G RAM, 1G Radeon HD6670 Video Card, Windows 10, 1T HDD, and a 875W Power Supply. It's solid as it stands; a refurbished machine purchased from Newegg less than a year ago. It's a tad slow but the dual CPUs and quad core led me to believe the allocation of the memory/processor would overcome the need for speed. As it is, I have no issues.After hauling it home and powering it up I had no problem running PFS; viewing, editing/capturing stills from 4K videos shot by the FZ1000. However, the viewing output resolution was limited by the card's video ports and by the monitor. The card would only give me 1920x1200 with HDMI 1.4, 2048x1536 with VGA, 2560x1600 with DVI-D connectors, if the monitor could handle it. The best viewing resolution for my old Dell UltraSharp was 1280x1024 at 75Hz, regardless of the connectors used.So I went shopping......picked up a new Dell 2715Q 4K monitor and a new Radeon RX460 4G Video Card, a nice low end entry level 4K card. The RX460 puts out an easy 3840x2160 resolution with a DisplayPort cable. The card also supports an HDMI 2.0 and DVI-D connector. The DisplayPort is a DP 1.4, the only connection option for viewing 4K resolution. The other  ports provide 2560x1440 and 1920x1080 resolution with the Dell 2715Q.Connected the monitor, dropped the card in, downloaded and installed the drivers and I could not be happier. The viewing difference in resolution from 1920x1200 to 3840x2160 is amazing...!!That's it......got in for under a 1000; 250 for the computer, 129 for the card, and 469 for the monitor.Nicely said.....I was somewhat aware but I didn't fully comprehend the scale of the difference until I viewed it on my own screen with my own photos.As for the VLC Player screen grab, I was aware of that ability but PFS step through of the fps can not be match by the VLC Player. Or if it can I am not familiar on how to do so.Thanks everyone for helping me sort this out.</blockquote>

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