Which OS will give the best performance?
Posted: 04 Sep 2004 03:27
I am currently attempting a 'dvd player replacement' type setup after upgrading to a new laptop, and my video playback quality is horrible. VLC is always at 100%, and the sound is usually choppy. Since VLC will be the sole purpose for this laptop, I am quite willing to change operating systems for maximum performance (unless there's one simple option I'm overlooking, but I'm still open to all suggestions). DVD playback is the worst, even at 1/4 size (but works perfectly in other players such as powerdvd).
I have the most experience with *bsd flavors, but know enough (ie. know enough people
) to setup most any other common *nix version. I do all my work by commandline, though, so I have little GUI experience. I've recently setup Exceed on the laptop I'll be controlling from if that helps the solution any.
Specs:
VLC 0.7.2 wxWindows interface
Windows XP (all gui enhancements disabled)
Dell Latitude c600 850mhz 256mb ram
Mobility M3 video card (reports 8mb)
Desired functionality:
Control on one display and video on the other (working under Windows)
Autoplay dvds/cds/burned divx
watching divx from local and wireless network drives (.mov and .wmv too occasionally)
Easily remote controlled interface (I've been radmin-ing from my new laptop to the old one)
I also have a creative serial ir receiver that I've been playing with in winlirc...setting up lirc and vlc would be a BIG bonus!
I hope I'm not demanding too much information here. I'm not looking for a step by step solution, but a discussion of which OS runs VLC the best and pointers to the next step. I'm just trying to include as much other helpful information that I can.
I have the most experience with *bsd flavors, but know enough (ie. know enough people
) to setup most any other common *nix version. I do all my work by commandline, though, so I have little GUI experience. I've recently setup Exceed on the laptop I'll be controlling from if that helps the solution any.Specs:
VLC 0.7.2 wxWindows interface
Windows XP (all gui enhancements disabled)
Dell Latitude c600 850mhz 256mb ram
Mobility M3 video card (reports 8mb)
Desired functionality:
Control on one display and video on the other (working under Windows)
Autoplay dvds/cds/burned divx
watching divx from local and wireless network drives (.mov and .wmv too occasionally)
Easily remote controlled interface (I've been radmin-ing from my new laptop to the old one)
I also have a creative serial ir receiver that I've been playing with in winlirc...setting up lirc and vlc would be a BIG bonus!
I hope I'm not demanding too much information here. I'm not looking for a step by step solution, but a discussion of which OS runs VLC the best and pointers to the next step. I'm just trying to include as much other helpful information that I can.