Re: Linux on old laptopNot Linux, but I use OpenBSD under an old Atom N270 netbook
Is mpv better than vlc when it comes to video playback? vlc struggles to play videos on my twelve-year-old laptop.
But hi-resolution videos are going to struggle from the computational demands.
Is mpv better than vlc when it comes to video playback? vlc struggles to
play videos on my twelve-year-old laptop.
fusion wrote to Boraxman <=-
On 05 Aug 2022, Boraxman said the following...
primary question basically is if your laptop has hardware accelerated decoding .. for example h264 playing fine and h265 chopping and playing like hot garbage. since older laptops wouldn't support the newer codec.
fusion wrote to Boraxman <=-
On 05 Aug 2022, Boraxman said the following...
primary question basically is if your laptop has hardware accelerated decoding .. for example h264 playing fine and h265 chopping and playing like hot garbage. since older laptops wouldn't support the newer codec.
My 2020 Roku TV has a bit of a problem with h.265. Not a show-stopper, but h.264 plays much more smoothly.
Is mpv better than vlc when it comes to video playback? vlc struggles to pla
Re: Linux on old laptop
By: Kaelon to Utopian Galt on Sun May 01 2022 02:07 pm
Re: Linux on old laptopNot Linux, but I use OpenBSD under an old Atom N270 netbook
with:
- cwm
- tmux
- mpv+yt-dlp
- sfeed
- nsxiv cli tools
- mednafen/nethack/slashem/nfrotz
- catgirl
- bitlbee and
- lynx/links.
For cursed JS sites I use luakit.
Specs:
\- -/ os OpenBSD 7.1
\_/ \ host 0493200000001C00000300000
| O O | uptime 9h 47m
|_ < ) 3 ) pkgs 441
/ \ / memory 615M / 1015M
/-_____-\
Most resources are being used by Links -g rendering a huge page
but fast as hell.
With the previous OSes (XP or 7 starter), the netbook would be a doorstopper.
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