Hello,
I am going to be purchasing a MacBook, most likely the BlackBook in about 2 weeks once my college rebate arrives. I'm hoping the new MacBook/Pro's are out by then, but if not, I will be buying the current generation. This will be my first Mac, so I'm not sure about one thing. I am a huge TV watcher, I capture my own TV via over the air HD on my HTPC, which will still remain. I capture at 720p and convert to 720p X264 MKV files. I know piracy isn't supported, etc, but the best idea I can give you is scene TV releases in 720p, although mine are generally higher quality, larger files. Well, I would be recording with the HTPC, then transferring them to my Mac to play between classes at school.
I was wondering if the BlackBook's base config would be enough to play 720p X264 MKV's. If so, what software have people used to play them? Is there even any software (besides VLC, if that even works), that would play these? Is the hardware powerful enough to playback these files? Any input from someone who plays back their own rips, or... tv rips borrowed from another source that are 720p X264 MKV's would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has played 1080p rips of any content that are x264 mkv's and has any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
I am going to be purchasing a MacBook, most likely the BlackBook in about 2 weeks once my college rebate arrives. I'm hoping the new MacBook/Pro's are out by then, but if not, I will be buying the current generation. This will be my first Mac, so I'm not sure about one thing. I am a huge TV watcher, I capture my own TV via over the air HD on my HTPC, which will still remain. I capture at 720p and convert to 720p X264 MKV files. I know piracy isn't supported, etc, but the best idea I can give you is scene TV releases in 720p, although mine are generally higher quality, larger files. Well, I would be recording with the HTPC, then transferring them to my Mac to play between classes at school.
I was wondering if the BlackBook's base config would be enough to play 720p X264 MKV's. If so, what software have people used to play them? Is there even any software (besides VLC, if that even works), that would play these? Is the hardware powerful enough to playback these files? Any input from someone who plays back their own rips, or... tv rips borrowed from another source that are 720p X264 MKV's would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has played 1080p rips of any content that are x264 mkv's and has any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
