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1,86" GHz is it enough for 1080p playback?

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Maila87

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Not like others bother me specifications like just 2GBs of RAM in basic. But what am I afraid of is that fact if is possible to play 1080p movies in MKV?

Could it handle that low freq. CPU? 🙂
 
Maila87 said:
Not like others bother me specifications like just 2GBs of RAM in basic. But what am I afraid of is that fact if is possible to play 1080p movies in MKV?

Could it handle that low freq. CPU? 🙂
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I'm guessing the integrated GPU would provide enough muscle.
 
Video graphic card will be able to handle it fine. But, when you start doing mutl-tasking then it will face challenges.
 
In windows with my HP DM3z with the specs in the sig, I can play Flash 720P video in a web browser without problem onto a 1680x1050 screen without problems, and I can play 1080P video that is already saved onto my computer through Windows Media Player without problem, so I would imagine the MacBook Air won't have problems either.
 
As long as it is a decent dual core cpu 720p and 1080p should be fine(at least in windows and linux where more things can utilize both the gpu and cpu combos). I can output 1080p off youtube via hdmi on to my tv screen and my Vaio TT only has the su9300 cpu, and intel 4500hd gpu.
 
Using VLC I can just get by on 1080p high bitrate mkvs. Once they add mac hardware acceleration (there is a rudimentary patch somewhere) it should be nice. Obviously works great in windows.
 
Sweet. I need in work to be capable of 1080p playback. So just to decide if is 13" too big or just right size.

BTW: Until 27" iMac had twice 15" MacbookPro, but now it is too big to take with me 🙂
 
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