[vlc] Re: HDTV playback on iMac G5?

[Philip Edelbrock]

Keep in mind that external monitors connected to iMac's only mirror the 
built-in display.  It's not like a second head that lets you, say, pick 
a resolution and span your desktop.  But, it sounds like it might still 
be OK for what you are doing provided that your built-in display can be 
set to a high enough resolution.  For more info:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86811


Phil

On Oct 2, 2004, at 1:20 AM, Daniel R. Schneider wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I wonder if an iMac G5 1.8 GHz will play back HDTV 1080i videos 
> perfectly with VLC? Apparently it's possible to connect a second 
> monitor on the iMac G5 (by using the monitor spanning patch you can 
> even use both the internal and external display) and I guess even 
> 1920x1080 60Hz should be possible as resolution of the external 
> screen.
>
> But has the iMac G5 enough speed to play back 1080i without glitches? 
> How was it with the single processor 1.6 or 1.8 GHz PowerMac G5? I 
> guess someone has such a machine and tried to play back MPEG2 HD video 
> (I have some recordings from Showtime and HBO transfered on my Mac 
> from DVHS tapes with VirtualDVHS which works just perfect).
>
> Thanks for all answers
> Dany
>
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