What are MINIMUM Requirements for playing MPEG video... ??

[hong]

Soon I will be buying a really old LAPTOP for $50 AUD... it's for school because i have got my account suspended.. now here are its specs: (dont laugh)

24mb RAM
120mhz
2gb HDD
8x CD
Linux

at the moment i only have 2 main objectives for the computer...
> Play Doom II in class
> Play VCDs

hey- it's all i can afford for something school related- and besides its a bargain for $50 AUD. Now could this machine play MPEG at ALL.. ive been told that it can't but i clearly remember playing MPEG on such a computer in like 1995...

[Cornucopia]

It'll play MPEG1 / VCD types fairly ok (possible stuttering), but forget MPEG2!

For that I would say, minimum:
PII-266MHz
32MB RAM
(HD size and rpm, and CD speed can vary dep. on your needs)

More likely for something that doesn't stutter and jerk alot:
PIII-400MHz
64MB RAM
bump everything else up a notch

HTH,
Scott

[Danzauker]

If you want to play MPEG on that computer I suggert you to get Movix

http://movix.sourceforge.net if I recall correctly.

Basically, it's a very lightweight distribution you can put on a bootable cd, or even butn on the cd containing the MPEG file in order to make the movie itself bootable!

I heard people reporting being able to play DivX on very low spec machines, so mybe you'll be in better luck with MPEG1/2.

Plus you don't have to install anyting on your pc. Just reboot and voilà! A dedicated player