---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Video card B+W 450 Date: Friday, 02. March 2012 From: john <drkeenan...@gmail.com> To: "G-Group" <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > Hi, I'm quite satisfied with my Smurf, except for the video. I just > replaced the 8mb card with a 32mb radeon. Disappointed that youtube > videos are still spotty and halting. Would 50 bucks for a 128 card > solve the problem? I know upgrading the whole works might be > reasonably affordable, but kinda like the Smurf for the time being. > Oh, while I'm thinking of it, can someone tell me if 128 is the max > for It? > Thanks, John
I don’t think that there is anyting you can do to make it better on the hardware side, because I *think* that the main factor is the processor speed. A Smurf, or, as I call mine: “Yosemite”, is simply too slow to decode YouTube videos. I doubt that there’s a hardware decoder involved… But then, I don’t know for sure… YouTube through HTML5 i.e. WebM using the AltiVec-optimized version available through TenFourFox – thanks for TenFourFox! – is even on a fast G4 at its limits. My Quicksilver G4 with Dual-800 MHz has problems to show YouTube without occasional stutter. As already pointed out, MacTubes may be better, but I also doubt it will work on a G3 with less then 800 MHz. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
