05-24-2010, 03:48 PM
Oh, one catch on computers for watching TV...
It seems that due to video compression technology, you probably need a dual core machine to process full screen TV quality video. I tried to hook up a computer that I think was in the 2 GHz range, single core, and Hulu was pegging out the CPU and giving me an unacceptable framerate (noticeably choppy).
I can run it just fine on a dual-core machine I bought...mmm...3 years ago? But the old single core P4 wasn't good enough, which I found surprising.
It seems that due to video compression technology, you probably need a dual core machine to process full screen TV quality video. I tried to hook up a computer that I think was in the 2 GHz range, single core, and Hulu was pegging out the CPU and giving me an unacceptable framerate (noticeably choppy).
I can run it just fine on a dual-core machine I bought...mmm...3 years ago? But the old single core P4 wasn't good enough, which I found surprising.