Battery life and video playback

[fthl]

Is there a more battery-efficient way to watch video?

i.e. will the battery last longer watching a movie from the dvd drive, from a dvd image, from a handbrake(d)/(n) copy, in itunes, in quicktime, in vlc, in frontrow etc?

Does it make any difference?

I ask as I'm travelling and want the battery to last as long as poss.

thanks

 

[martinX]

Probably on an iPod.

DVD drive would be least efficient because it's spinning up .... and down .... and up .... and down ...

Laptop is better but it's a big screen, and the HDD will have to spin up ... and down...

As for Quicktime v VLC etc, if there is any difference, I think it would get lost in the normal variation of testing. Steve tells me that Flash sux though.

 

[smokescreen76]

If you're on a modern MacBook or MacBook Pro with an SD Card slot then you should use this.

It might sound silly but because it has no moving parts it is very energy efficient.