I have a 400Mhz Graphite G3 with OS X 10.4.11 and tried to use VLC. VLC was too slow to play the XVID AVI files I threw it at - VLC said "this machine is too slow". I don't know if there is VLC for OS 9. There is probably VLC for a Linx on the Mac (whatever the latest is) but you will probably still have the "this machine is too slow" issue with certain codec combinations. Maybe if you lock-in on an acceptable codec package and make all of your video fit that format, you'll be set.
My G3 does very well playing mp3 music through iTunes, I use an ATI remote I got from eBay for $20. I used the EyeTV USB (eBay for about $10) to show analog TV, again using the ATI remote. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of warhelmet Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:06 PM To: iMac List Subject: G3 iMac as Media Center I want to use my old iMac G3 as a media center. I've got Gigabit ethernet, so I can steam content happily enough. I'm running OS9. Is there a reasonable media player that will cope with modern video formats? I'm loathe to upgrade to OSX because of the cost... Alternatively, I could go the Linux route. Does anyone have experience of using Linux on an G3 iMac? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
