[vlc] Re: Videolan and IPAQ

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Bichot Guillaume (Princeton) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm testing videolan with the ipaq. I have a server running in a linux 
> host.
> I use multicast and a stream source from either a DVD or a file.
> 
Over which kind of network 10Mbps WLAN or 100Mbps LAN ?

> In the Ipaq (familiar 0.5.3) I use the  VLC version 0.4.4.
> 
> When I launch vlc, it is so slow that I can see only one frame per 10 
> seconds. The CPU does not seem overloaded.
> 
> Did everyone already try it ?
> 
> Is there some stream file more apropriate for the ipaq ?
> 

You should downscale the video size to a more apropriate size. The iPaq 
can only show upto 320x240 size in pixels. Personally I use files with a 
bitrange of 1 to 2 Mbps.

Greetings,
Jean-Paul Saman.

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