Thanks folks... It is driving me nuts. I will probably go the Linux route. The real stumbling block that I'm coming across is the dearth of modern media software for OS9. Upgrading to OSX looks like a waste of money. I could do with an OSX machine simply to have another target for dev stuff, but it makes more sense to buy an Intel based Mac than splash out on Tiger.
All I have to do now is understand how to get my WS2008 server to transcode DVR-MS files on the fly. On Apr 13, 11:13 pm, Clark Martin <cm...@sonic.net> wrote: > SteveC wrote: > > 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. > > > 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? > > I just installed Fedora 9 on a G3 iMac (400MHz) as well as Debian 5 on a > B&W (300MHz). I haven't really tried video yet. Sound isn't working on > the iMac at the moment. > > I don't seem to have VLC installed on either machine but I'm pretty sure > it is available as a download. > > A 400MHz G3 (or G4 for that matter) is just not going to keep up with > full fledge video (640x480 @ 30 fps). I have a 600MHz G4 which can just > keep up. To have a comfort factor I would want an 800-1000MHz G4. The > video controller of course also makes a big difference. The video > controller in the G3 iMacs is woefully underpowered for video. They can > handle playing DVDs because they are designed to work with that encoding > but that's about it. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
