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Ranma13 · 11-22-04, 08:40 AM

Just did a power test:

Using rawframebuffer and CPU on Power-Saving (208 mhz), the video 'refreshed' itself once every 10 seconds or so. In other words, unwatchable, but the audio played fine. On Normal (503 mhz), the video was slightly chunky (about 10-15 FPS is my guess) but still watchable.

Using 2700G Decoder and CPU on Power-Saving, there was no difference between 624mhz and 208mhz. This is GREAT news for those who are worried about battery life. I for one don't really mind since I have 3 batteries, 2 regular and 1 extended.

Another thing I've noticed: whenever the on-screen action pans, such as done in most anime scenes at one point or another, the screen looks like it's split up into sections, with the top, middle, and bottom section all moving across at different speeds. It looks really weird because a straight line appears to be snaking its way across the screen. It's hard to explain what it looks like, but is there any way to minimize this effect?

Oh, just did a test. It's very readily apparent that video playback, at least in pans, look much smoother using 2700G than rawframebuffer. Elsewhere though the benefits of the higher framerate are negligible, or at least I can't see a big difference.

11-22-04, 08:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
Ranma13 Aximsite All Star Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 641 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just did a power test: Using rawframebuffer and CPU on Power-Saving (208 mhz), the video 'refreshed' itself once every 10 seconds or so. In other words, unwatchable, but the audio played fine. On Normal (503 mhz), the video was slightly chunky (about 10-15 FPS is my guess) but still watchable. Using 2700G Decoder and CPU on Power-Saving, there was no difference between 624mhz and 208mhz. This is GREAT news for those who are worried about battery life. I for one don't really mind since I have 3 batteries, 2 regular and 1 extended. Another thing I've noticed: whenever the on-screen action pans, such as done in most anime scenes at one point or another, the screen looks like it's split up into sections, with the top, middle, and bottom section all moving across at different speeds. It looks really weird because a straight line appears to be snaking its way across the screen. It's hard to explain what it looks like, but is there any way to minimize this effect? Oh, just did a test. It's very readily apparent that video playback, at least in pans, look much smoother using 2700G than rawframebuffer. Elsewhere though the benefits of the higher framerate are negligible, or at least I can't see a big difference. Last edited by Ranma13; 11-22-04 at 08:43 AM.