Obviously there are some hardware configurations that are too low-spec to play a video, but when you dual boot and one flies and the other loses sync quick, you may start to wonder if Linux requires higher end hardware or if anything can be done. Not trying to get 4K - 720p ought to be fine.
The hardware I'm running is a 10ZiG ThinClient (VIA VX900 chipset) with chrome graphics. With Windows 7 running on hard drive my media player of choice is MediaPlayer Classic. It's by a 3rd party and is lightweight, real nice little video player. Over on Mint, this wont' work on WINE and noone really knows why (wink, nudge).
So back to Mint or AV Linux, common media players like Banshee and VLC are way too sluggish and lose sync terrible. The best I have from Linux has been the SMPlayer frontend on I think mplayer. It loses sync right away but isn't slow frames a or anything.
Okay - so VIA has a financial gain in making hardware acceleration drivers for Windows. But there's the other factor - you guys are bright, real bright. And I can't see even one of you having choppy video. You aren't like that. As for me, the guess is something to do with a light media player that works in WINE. But I can't figure it out. I've got The 7 Ages of Starlight running and they say quasar and I'm seeing a Nebula, it's so out of sync.
What works?
The hardware I'm running is a 10ZiG ThinClient (VIA VX900 chipset) with chrome graphics. With Windows 7 running on hard drive my media player of choice is MediaPlayer Classic. It's by a 3rd party and is lightweight, real nice little video player. Over on Mint, this wont' work on WINE and noone really knows why (wink, nudge).
So back to Mint or AV Linux, common media players like Banshee and VLC are way too sluggish and lose sync terrible. The best I have from Linux has been the SMPlayer frontend on I think mplayer. It loses sync right away but isn't slow frames a or anything.
Okay - so VIA has a financial gain in making hardware acceleration drivers for Windows. But there's the other factor - you guys are bright, real bright. And I can't see even one of you having choppy video. You aren't like that. As for me, the guess is something to do with a light media player that works in WINE. But I can't figure it out. I've got The 7 Ages of Starlight running and they say quasar and I'm seeing a Nebula, it's so out of sync.
What works?