[ltp] THinkpad t23 1.13ghz and mplayer

[Marius Gedminas]

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On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 10:03:12AM +1200, Nicholas Twist wrote:
> Hi there everyone from New Zealand.
> I am using a 1.13ghz Pentium 3 thinkpad with Yoper 2.1 installed. The=20
> computer has 384mb of ram and plugged into the wall (for full speed). I=
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> know I should tweak the mplayer settings but I am wondering why I am=20
> getting choppy DVD playback. It loses sound too. The processor levels=20
> are right up in the "red zone" too. I am using the VESA graphics driver=
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> and using an outboard projector.

I would suggest avoiding VESA.

My T23 has a 866 MHz CPU, but I usually keep it at 600 MHz (to keep the
noisy fan from turning on).  I am able to play DVDs with mplayer with
acceptable smoothness.  I use the "s3" driver for X, and the "xv" driver
for mplayer.

Marius Gedminas
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