What kind of power does one need to play <700mb .avi files on a 27" non-flat TV? I have an old Pentium III with a GeForce 2 lying around, would that suffice?
A P2 can play a DVD. I'm assuming "700MB AVI" means DivX, which as far as I'm aware doesn't need that much power, but would still need higher than MPEG2.
So, prolly.
So, prolly.
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I played .avi files with a Voodoo 3 & Celeron 600. But you probably won't be able to play HD files.
I won't need to play HD files, seeing as I only have a 27" non-flat TV
I was thinking of digging up that old machine and installing some really light weight Linux distro on it.
I was thinking of digging up that old machine and installing some really light weight Linux distro on it.
It'll do
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Mythbuntu.Sydney wrote:
I won't need to play HD files, seeing as I only have a 27" non-flat TV
I was thinking of digging up that old machine and installing some really light weight Linux distro on it.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Some Linux distro + Entertain, tbh.
Nope, looking for something waay smaller than any ubuntu distro.Cheez wrote:
Mythbuntu.Sydney wrote:
I won't need to play HD files, seeing as I only have a 27" non-flat TV
I was thinking of digging up that old machine and installing some really light weight Linux distro on it.
I'm giving PuppyLinux a shot right now
http://www.puppylinux.org/
Last edited by Sydney (2008-12-25 06:11:19)
AFAIK, DSL has a smaller footprint. The image is half the size of PuppyLinux anyway. Plus, you can run it all in RAM if you only need to do the same task over and over.Sydney wrote:
Nope, looking for something waay smaller than any ubuntu distro.Cheez wrote:
Mythbuntu.Sydney wrote:
I won't need to play HD files, seeing as I only have a 27" non-flat TV
I was thinking of digging up that old machine and installing some really light weight Linux distro on it.
I'm giving PuppyLinux a shot right now
http://www.puppylinux.org/
Puppy Linux has failed me, it worked perfectly, except it couldn't full screen videos, I suspected a driver problem so I tried to update drivers, but it won't recognize the network card. Trying out Deli now, will try DSL if that fails.mikkel wrote:
AFAIK, DSL has a smaller footprint. The image is half the size of PuppyLinux anyway. Plus, you can run it all in RAM if you only need to do the same task over and over.Sydney wrote:
Nope, looking for something waay smaller than any ubuntu distro.Cheez wrote:
Mythbuntu.
I'm giving PuppyLinux a shot right now
http://www.puppylinux.org/
Use Ubuntu but boot it from a CDSydney wrote:
Puppy Linux has failed me, it worked perfectly, except it couldn't full screen videos, I suspected a driver problem so I tried to update drivers, but it won't recognize the network card. Trying out Deli now, will try DSL if that fails.mikkel wrote:
AFAIK, DSL has a smaller footprint. The image is half the size of PuppyLinux anyway. Plus, you can run it all in RAM if you only need to do the same task over and over.Sydney wrote:
Nope, looking for something waay smaller than any ubuntu distro.
I'm giving PuppyLinux a shot right now
http://www.puppylinux.org/
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Negative, I want to have it on the hard drive.FloppY_ wrote:
Use Ubuntu but boot it from a CDSydney wrote:
Puppy Linux has failed me, it worked perfectly, except it couldn't full screen videos, I suspected a driver problem so I tried to update drivers, but it won't recognize the network card. Trying out Deli now, will try DSL if that fails.mikkel wrote:
AFAIK, DSL has a smaller footprint. The image is half the size of PuppyLinux anyway. Plus, you can run it all in RAM if you only need to do the same task over and over.
Kubuntu?Sydney wrote:
Negative, I want to have it on the hard drive.FloppY_ wrote:
Use Ubuntu but boot it from a CDSydney wrote:
Puppy Linux has failed me, it worked perfectly, except it couldn't full screen videos, I suspected a driver problem so I tried to update drivers, but it won't recognize the network card. Trying out Deli now, will try DSL if that fails.
Thats lightweight...
otherwise try plan9
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Kubuntu is heavier than standard Ubuntu, as KDE takes more resources than Gnome. Xubuntu is the most light weight ubuntu AFAIK, using XFCE.FloppY_ wrote:
Kubuntu?Sydney wrote:
Negative, I want to have it on the hard drive.FloppY_ wrote:
Use Ubuntu but boot it from a CD
Thats lightweight...
otherwise try plan9
Oh, must have been Xubuntu I was thinking of thenSydney wrote:
Kubuntu is heavier than standard Ubuntu, as KDE takes more resources than Gnome. Xubuntu is the most light weight ubuntu AFAIK, using XFCE.FloppY_ wrote:
Kubuntu?Sydney wrote:
Negative, I want to have it on the hard drive.
Thats lightweight...
otherwise try plan9
Are you talking lightweigh as in RAM or HDD space ?
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me