Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?

[Tom]

Ian wrote:
On Sunday 10 Apr 2005 19:26, JoeHill wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:28:12 -0500
Tom disseminated the following:
        That just isn't so. I have a GeF4, I use the 'nv' driver,
I've never used the proprietary nvidia driver, DVD's and any other
kind'a movies play jus' fine.  DVD's, or any videos for that matter,
_do not_ require hardware acceleration.
Sorry, only speaking from personal experience. DVD's or AVI's will not
play, at least not full screen anyhow, unless I'm using hardware
acceleration, ie. the nvidia driver. Like you always say, YMMV ;-)
Didn't I read somewhere that DivX files require at least a 500Mhz processor?
    I'd heard that rumor too
Although that was for Windoze based systems.
   There is no reality comin from Windoze, either the users or M$
Haven't the faintest what a DVD would need, though.
     Ian, while not on DVD, I took some CD's burned with .vobs 
ripped from DVD up to my daughter an g'kids when I went up to 
Houston for Christmas. She has my old PII 350 (that I oc'd to 467 
the whole time I had it).  Mostly an experiment to see how the 
videos played, or even if they would.

    Her system has ancient ram in it, from an even older P90 system 
I use to have. Rated for 66mhz I guess, it was from before the PC66 
standard was invented.  I ran that old ram at 133+. When I gave the 
system to my daughter, I had to keep it at 100mhz to match the 
default PII 350 FSB.  That ram, 64mb's (2x32), is old an 'rode hard 
an put up wet'.  The video card is an old S3 'Virge'.  Also 
previously oc'd to the limit, but not in her system. Which other 
than the ancient ram, is run at default speeds now.

   It's a system runnin Linux, an the last time I updated it for 
her, it was to 10.1, KDE, w/PLF additions. That 350, w/o 3d/accel, 
only 64mb  overan worn out ram.... played the .vob's just fine usin 
(PLF) mplayer.  So I gave her some $$'s to go to Wal*Mart and buy a 
DVDrom drive (ata) and some DVD's for the kids. The Cdrom was old an 
tired anyhow (also a carry over from my my ancient P90).

    Installed the DVDrom, an played the DVD's for the kids. 350Mhz, 
overstretched 64mb ram, no hardware accel on an ancient 2mb video 
card.  It did take close to a minute to fill the cache an start 
playin the movie tho. (64mb, 250 /swap).  After the wait, it played 
flawlessly.

   I suppose it is time to build another system for myself an give 
her an the g'kids this old XP3000+, no 3d/acell. Just with an old 
512mb stick of ram I've got layin around in it  ;)
--
       Tom Brinkman                  Corpus Christi, Texas 


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