Well, I take that back. The issue is not yet solved :/ More headache, the machine is HOT and I can't even touch the heat-sinks. I opened the case so that it became cooler a bit.
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>wrote: > But before I increase the on board display video memory from 32MB to 64MB, > I had problem (tearing, sluggish, etc) on that machine. The trick was just > to increase the on board memory. But for those who don't have the same > option that I do have (on BIOS), then I guess they might face the same > issue. > > Thanks to zRAM and I must say, special thanks to Leszek Lesner, who was > the first to suggest adding zRAM by default as far as I remember. > > Now, the system memory allocated to my system was dropped from 464MB to > 432MB but this is not a problem as far as I've seen because of zRAM :) > > I can imagine how sluggish it would be on P3. So, I don't think those with > P3 can enjoy watching high quality videos :( > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ali, >> tried the video of Naruto now. It's a low-res, no problem so far apart >> a little tearing due to a missing vsync/nvidia on lxde but with >> Compton enabled and the correct options all play fine. >> Just to let you know, the video is suggish on my P3 866mhz with i830 >> and 24 mb Vram... >> >> Search an hd video and you will see how worse things are with a P4. :( >> >> F. >> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >> > Guys, so far, I guess the problem is okay now. >> > >> > I have: http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg >> > Set it to 64MB (was 32MB) and quality seems better. Also, CPU Usage is >> not >> > 80% anymore, it is between 55%-75% >> > >> > I did set the memory before I read your reply, Federico so guess you are >> > right, I'm glad P4 can handle it. I was a bit worried. >> > >> > Sorry, what link? for that Ep? it is on my video I sent earlier :) >> > >> > P.S. >> > Yes, in Japanese much better but subtitles are too fast for my eyes to >> catch >> > up. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Ali the P4 can handle this kind of video flows with no issues. Give >> more >> >> ram to the video will help for sure but can't do miracle. If you can >> fins >> >> the stream path of the video you can try to reproduce directly on >> vlc... >> >> Give me the link, I would like to have a look on it. >> >> >> >> F. >> >> >> >> PS.: Naruto it's better in Japanese with subtitles. :-) >> >> >> >> OK amigo, will give that a go ;) >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> P.S. >> >> Any kind of tweaks or something similar I can do to the >> machine/browser so >> >> it would play a bit better? >> >> >> >> P.S. 2 >> >> If P4 can't handle videos probably then, for sure, P3 or less powerful >> >> machine can not do that, right? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> XBMC is a media center. >> >>> >> >>> http://xbmc.org/ >> >>> >> >>> Should be on repos too but th latest stable version is on PPA >> >>> (ppa:team-xbmc/ppa ). Give it a try. >> >>> >> >>> F. >> >>> >> >>> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >> >>> > If Firefox can't handle this correctly because the CPU is not strong >> >>> > enough >> >>> > for nowadays videos, then I don't believe Chromium will, specially >> that >> >>> > machine has less than 512MB RAM. Oh, and it is not about RAM - as >> you >> >>> > can >> >>> > clearly see on the video I recorded for my desktop, it is not a RAM >> >>> > issue. >> >>> > zRAM is enabled by default anyway and there is so much space. CPU >> is at >> >>> > 80%-90% all the way. >> >>> > >> >>> > XBMC? is that a downloading tool and a player? >> >>> > >> >>> > The Eps I'm watching are 20mins length. It is true that my internet >> is >> >>> > a bit >> >>> > fast but not SO fast. Downloading and then watching means more time. >> >>> > >> >>> > I was looking for a way that I can watch without downloading :) >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> >> >>> > wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Ali, I tried even with forced GPU rendering on Chrome. In this >> way is >> >>> >> a little bit better but video are not smooth like with video played >> >>> >> locally. Try to watch yourself a Youtube video using XBMC or other >> app >> >>> >> or download it a watch locally. You'll see the problem is we cant >> >>> >> handle correctly the html code for some reasons but I do not know >> >>> >> which one... I'm not a programmer. :P >> >>> >> >> >>> >> F. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >> >>> >> > Hello Federico, >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > So, are you saying there is no way to have a better quality on >> that >> >>> >> > very >> >>> >> > machine? >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Federico Leoni < >> effe...@gmail.com> >> >>> >> > wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> For me has always been so. And I have a P4 3 ghz, a GT210 and >> I'm >> >>> >> >> using Nvidia drivers. No composite manager enable. I always >> thought >> >>> >> >> that it was the fault of the P4 that is too "old" to manage at >> the >> >>> >> >> best Flash or html5... Video on XBMC, even if 1080p play fine. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> F. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >> >>> >> >> > Hi, >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blgJ-v2IkVI >> >>> >> >> > Idle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wmaxoo6Cpg >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > I have no idea if you can tell from the video or not? I guess >> it >> >>> >> >> > is >> >>> >> >> > clear. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > I'm having hard time watching anything on that machine: >> >>> >> >> > http://phillw.net/hardware/BnA9pw11 >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Any one else having the same problem? I'm not sure who has the >> >>> >> >> > same >> >>> >> >> > machine >> >>> >> >> > that I do or even similar? >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Any way to make this better and faster? I'm using that >> machine at >> >>> >> >> > the >> >>> >> >> > moment >> >>> >> >> > as a video player and I'm connecting it to my 32" LCD. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Thanks! >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > -- >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Best Regards, >> >>> >> >> > amjjawad >> >>> >> >> > Start Ubuntu >> >>> >> >> > My Own Business >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > -- >> >>> >> >> > Lubuntu-users mailing list >> >>> >> >> > lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com >> >>> >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >>> >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > -- >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Best Regards, >> >>> >> > amjjawad >> >>> >> > Start Ubuntu >> >>> >> > My Own Business >> >>> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > >> >>> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >>> > >> >>> > Best Regards, >> >>> > amjjawad >> >>> > Start Ubuntu >> >>> > My Own Business >> >>> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >> >> >> Best Regards, >> >> amjjawad >> >> Start Ubuntu >> >> My Own Business >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> > >> > Best Regards, >> > amjjawad >> > Start Ubuntu >> > My Own Business >> > >> > > > > -- > > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > *Best Regards,* > *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* > *Start > Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> > * > *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>* > > -- "All of us are smarter than any one of us." *Best Regards,* *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* *Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> * *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>*
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