what is wrong with pc when this happens?

[unwashed potato!]

well was hoping to show you an image but unfortunately print screen only shows pure black.

bascially trying to watch a dvd using vlc as thats all that plays it, but i can't watch it as there is grey/green/multi colouroed boxes everyone covring between 50%-95% of the screen and the sound is very fuzy.

is this software problems? hardware problems?

thanks

 

[unwashed potato!]

windows media player plays dvd's?

not the one i was using.said i'd have to puirchase a codec to watch it.

the pc was also freezing for 5/6 seconds every minute or so, not the mouse but it woudn't do anything you tell it to then it would jump and do eveything you clicked to do.

is this likely to be graphic card related making it freeze every now and again or possibly sometyhing different?