[ltp] playback of fhd video on linux

[Karsten König]

Am Donnerstag, 24. Februar 2011, 19:26:04 schrieb Karsten König:
> Am Donnerstag, 24. Februar 2011, 19:12:24 schrieb Arian Kuschki:
> > Hi all,
> > does anybody have any experiences of playing 1080p video on linux? From
> > what I have heard there have been problems in the past because of
> > lacking hardware acceleration support etc. So do I for example need to
> > choose a thinkpad with nvidia graphics (becaues of vdpau) or will an
> > intel/ati be good enough? I was thinking of getting a T400s with
> > Core 2 Duo 2,4 GHz (SP9400) and Intel 4500 MHD	graphics but not being
> > able to play hd video would be a deal breaker for me.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Arian
> 
> To my knowledge intel promised hd accelaration through their va-api for
> 4500 as well but until now didn't deliver, I wouldn't hold my breath
> considering there are two newer generations.
> 
> There is some source around it but I haven't found anyone reporting a
> success.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Karsten

speaking of the devil, it seems they still hope to ship support in the future 
for gpu accellerated video on the 4500
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTEyNw