480p would need about a 1ghz g4 or better, and 4x AGP. A G5 could do 720p. 360p might / should work here. My fastest G3 is a 450, I think it plays some. My 550g4 (AGP 2X) can definitely do it.
Besides the processor speed also important is the graphics card and how much VRAM that has and as mentioned above the AGP speed. For AGP 2x can't get better than 360. The amount of motion also affects, for instance if video lectures for education versus music video dancing around. Sometimes playing in full screen can help a little. Depending on the care of the maker of the video, 360p can look pretty good even on a 20 inch monitor. On Apr 19, 11:30 pm, charliefrown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone managed to play YouTube videos on standalone app using G3 > at decent speed? > I tried MacTubes on my G3 800 mhz iBook, but it seems too slow even if > I choose QuickTime as player. YouView runs, but doesnt load any video, > showing some info instead. > > To makes things clear, I am aware of limititation of this ancient > computer so I haven't tried any HD or HD 1080p videos, but rather 480p > ones. Oh btw I only have 384 Mb ram, spotlight and bashboard are both > disabled, but I guess maxing out RAM shouldn't affect video > performance that much (?). > > Cheers. -- 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] To leave 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/
