On Oct 17, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:00 PM, Nigel Saberon wrote: > >>> A 900 Mhz system should be able to play back Youtube-scale movies >>> without too many problems. >> >> My iBook G4 1.2Ghz, 1.25Gb RAM and 100Gb HD running Leopard plays >> youtube videos with hiccups.. > > Connected to what kind of network? > > As I said, performance is based on both network throughput AND > processor. I'll wager that if you download the youtube video and play > it back it'll work just fine; my 1Ghz G4 Powerbook handles the video > perfectly fine; but via Youtube it plays like crap, because I have a > slow 1.5 mbps network connection. I'll also add that when I play it locally I play the .flv file in QT player via Perian.... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
