Hello,
We have three Windows 7 PCs networked together (ethernet) at home. I'm used to watching videos and listen to music stored on networked drives. This is no problem - I've just done some tests (sitting at the third computer and playing content from the first, using WinAmp for audio and MediaPlayer Classic for video): 800MB WMV file opens and plays in two seconds, 1500MB HD avi file does the same in three seconds, 10+MB MP3 files launch instantly. I can jump to any spot in all the mentioned files INSTANTLY with no noticeable delay. All this on a Windows PC derided in Apple ads.
Now comes my new Mac connected to the same network and using iTunes with QuickTime:
iTunes opens a 2MB MP3 file for 45 seconds, displaying the spinning ball and not responding during that time.
QuickTime Player X (with Perian) does this when opening a standard 700MB avi file: the app launches instantly but only to display a black window with a "Loading movie" message. After about two minutes the playback starts but it's extremely choppy and un-watchable.
Could anyone please tell me where the problem(s) can be? Or are those not problems but features of Macs? I can't stress enough how disappointed I've been with my Mac so far.
We have three Windows 7 PCs networked together (ethernet) at home. I'm used to watching videos and listen to music stored on networked drives. This is no problem - I've just done some tests (sitting at the third computer and playing content from the first, using WinAmp for audio and MediaPlayer Classic for video): 800MB WMV file opens and plays in two seconds, 1500MB HD avi file does the same in three seconds, 10+MB MP3 files launch instantly. I can jump to any spot in all the mentioned files INSTANTLY with no noticeable delay. All this on a Windows PC derided in Apple ads.
Now comes my new Mac connected to the same network and using iTunes with QuickTime:
iTunes opens a 2MB MP3 file for 45 seconds, displaying the spinning ball and not responding during that time.
QuickTime Player X (with Perian) does this when opening a standard 700MB avi file: the app launches instantly but only to display a black window with a "Loading movie" message. After about two minutes the playback starts but it's extremely choppy and un-watchable.
Could anyone please tell me where the problem(s) can be? Or are those not problems but features of Macs? I can't stress enough how disappointed I've been with my Mac so far.
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