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Video playback on a netbook
lapa321:
I'm currently canvassing for a new netbook and choosing between the ASUS 1201n and MSI u230.
After weighing the price (1201n=$565; u230=$478) and features, i'm leaning heavily towards msi. I have a powerful main rig so games are a non-issue and the MSI leads on the processing power.
Now the real deal breaker for me is how the two will perform on playing back videos. Specifically, the ones from bakabt.
The codecs we use aren't exactly commercial standard and i've read that video acceleration doesn't work on all codecs. Is there anyone here that has them and can tell if it can run bakabt videos?
And please don't bother posting where to get them cheaper, those are the best i can come up with locally. Getting them online would raise them to $700.00+
mgz:
why are you getting a netbook for those prices you can get a more powerful notebook
vuzedome:
Netbook? Video playback? You fell for the ads. This is impossible, not with the current quality standards we have here.
1080p? Sure it can do it, with youtube bitrate quality @ 1-2mbps, and it'll look very....... It leaves you speechless.
1080p will be like ~~13mbps, but depending on the show and the quality it deserves.
Get a notebook/laptop with a Core i3 or i5, 2GB RAM, don't worry about Intel's GMA HD if you're not gaming on it, you have one rig already anyway.
lapa321:
--- Quote from: mgz on May 12, 2010, 03:07:11 AM ---why are you getting a netbook for those prices you can get a more powerful notebook
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Weight, power usage and price.
Weight:
I've been carrying my parents laptop and the thing is so big, it has its own bag, when i carry it in my backpack, it actually gives me shoulder aches. I have an acer aspire one and the weight is insignificant.
Power Usage:
The vampire load of your desktop is enough to power a netbook. I've connected it to my 22" monitor and kb/m, do light browsing, programming, photoshop, video playing and run it 24/7 for torrents. 24/7 and our electric bill still went down 25%! That's pretty big. Big enough that you'll save enough to buy a netbook within the year.
We currently have the 2nd highest electric rates in southeast asia.
Price:
You might say that these netbooks are priced high enough for a notebook where you are, but full sized laptops start at $700.00 over here.
BTW, i'm not neglecting my main rig. I still use it a lot for gaming, 3D modeling, video editing/encoding, massive photoshopping, program debugging, etc. The netbook has the SQL Server, localhost for my web sites, uTorrent, TV Tuner, Video player, web browsing, eBooks, Flash IDE, Word Processors, etc. I'm hoping for a netbook that can run 1080p so i can play bakabt videos on it too.
lapa321:
--- Quote from: vuzedome on May 12, 2010, 03:26:49 AM ---Netbook? Video playback? You fell for the ads. This is impossible, not with the current quality standards we have here.
1080p? Sure it can do it, with youtube bitrate quality @ 1-2mbps, and it'll look very....... It leaves you speechless.
1080p will be like ~~13mbps, but depending on the show and the quality it deserves.
Get a notebook/laptop with a Core i3 or i5, 2GB RAM, don't worry about Intel's GMA HD if you're not gaming on it, you have one rig already anyway.
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U230 and 1201N aren't normal netbooks, i'm hoping they'll be able to handle it and finally relegate video playback to them.
The Acer Aspire One can handle 720p if it's done in DivX and taken from piratebay, but bakabt's 720p animes are a slideshow.
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