[ltp] THinkpad t23 1.13ghz and mplayer

[morpheus]

You mentioned an external display...are you using mplayer in overlay
mode?  If so, you'll see a huge performance hit.  You're better off
setting the driver to use hardware overlay on the external monitor.
-James

On Sun, 2004-09-05 at 18:03, Nicholas Twist wrote:
> Hi there everyone from New Zealand.
> I am using a 1.13ghz Pentium 3 thinkpad with Yoper 2.1 installed. The 
> computer has 384mb of ram and plugged into the wall (for full speed). I 
> know I should tweak the mplayer settings but I am wondering why I am 
> getting choppy DVD playback. It loses sound too. The processor levels 
> are right up in the "red zone" too. I am using the VESA graphics driver 
> and using an outboard projector.
> This is the first time I've tried watching a DVD on this (or any) 
> computer and was surprised it was so taxed by it. I am in awe that 
> people have made DVD playback possible, however the viewing experience 
> could be better on this computer as it stands. Has anyone got any tips 
> for how to get smooth DVD playback?
> I am getting the digest so I anyone cares to email me back privately 
> that would be nice.
> 
> BTW, yoper 2.1 is really good. It installs a minimal operating system 
> with an integrated Openoffice setup. KDE 3.3 is used and Reiser4 is an 
> optional file system when installing. Full laptop functionality requires 
> rebuilding the kernel I believe (for this laptop anyway) but is usable 
> as is...
> 
> Thanks in advance for your replies, Nicholas

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