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zapster
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Post Posted: May 26, 2008 16:32 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Any suggestions on software that can do a decent job of playing video on a PIII 500mhz laptop (currently running Win2K but I could switch to Linux). Ideally it could handle most formats although I understand that some of the highdef stuff will need more horsepower.

redwudz
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festmaster
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Post Posted: May 26, 2008 21:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Media Player Classic, MPlayer and KMplayer all do well on my PIII 500 laptop for standard definition WMV, DIVX, MP4 and standard definition MPEG. High def just won't work, though.
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erik1958
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 13:38 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
On my 500MHz laptop ffmpeg works best

dcsos
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 13:57 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Power DVD 4.0 if you need mpeg2 codec because with any of the choices posted will not allow playback of DVD material. (this is because until you install a dvd player program, Windows lacks an MPEG2 codec)
or VLC 5.0

festmaster
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 20:19 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
dcsos wrote:
Power DVD 4.0 if you need mpeg2 codec because with any of the choices posted will not allow playback of DVD material. (this is because until you install a dvd player program, Windows lacks an MPEG2 codec)
or VLC 5.0


Good point about a DVD player. However, for that I would recommend downloading the stripped down version of WinDVD or PowerDVD that the laptop manufacturer originally offered for the machine. I know Compaq/HP still have downloadable versions of WinDVD that can be installed on PII machines. The reduced feature set helps its performance on old equipment.
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dcsos
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 20:55 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
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stripped down version of WinDVD or PowerDVD that the laptop manufacturer originally offered for the machine

if that ain't power dvd 4.0 I'll eat my hat :-)

festmaster
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 21:52 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
dcsos wrote:
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stripped down version of WinDVD or PowerDVD that the laptop manufacturer originally offered for the machine

if that ain't power dvd 4.0 I'll eat my hat smile.gif


Get your ketchup. Here is the link for the Compaq Armada M300 PIII 500MH support page. It will send you WinDVD version 1.00E. smile.gif

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescript ... 9579-29440
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dcsos
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Post Posted: May 31, 2008 23:39 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
2 can play that game
The HP OMNI book 500 came with PowerDVD 3.0
thats where I'm coming from!
I'm chewing on the feather now!

here's their link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescript ... em=ob953en

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