Re: lowest possible mhz speed for playing mpeg/dvd video ?

[Simon Barner]

> I am considering purchasing a toshiba libretto 110ct with a pentium 233
> mhz MMX processor.
> 
> Is this speed/processor fast enough to play mpeg video and DVD movies from
> my hard drive, assuming I have _no_ hardware acceleration at all ?

I have an AMD K6-III 400 here, and I can watch DivX movies at 1024x768 using
mplayer, but only with xv support from an old ATI Rage II and with the
"-framedrop" option set.

Unfortunately, DVD playback does not work, although my DVD drive is working in
DMA mode. Replacing my ISA sound card with a PCI soundblaster did not help
either... (I am writing this because the mplayer documentation hints that a bad
sound card will slow down everything).

Simon


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Re: lowest possible mhz speed for playing mpeg/dvd video ?

[Charlie Clark]

On 2003-03-20 at 21:37:48 [+0100], Josh Brooks wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am considering purchasing a toshiba libretto 110ct with a pentium 233 
> mhz MMX processor.
> 
> Is this speed/processor fast enough to play mpeg video and DVD movies 
> from my hard drive, assuming I have _no_ hardware acceleration at all ?
> 
> I want to use this small notebook for watching movies on planes, etc. 
> (among other things) and am wondering if the CPU is up to the task.
> 
> Previously I had tried video on a 166 mhz MMX and was not successful.
> 
> Any comments are appreciated - especially regarding how well it will 
> work.  Even if it _technically_ works on a 233 mmx, if the playback will 
> be spotty and bad, it's still not worth much...
> 
Without acceleration or at least overlay I think this won't be enuff for 
DVD. MPEG might work but it depends on which MPEG you're talking about and 
what resolution. Plus the battery definitely won't last long enuff for a 
film.

Charlie

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