5 Nov
2012
5 Nov
'12
10:17 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Stefan Dösinger stefandoesinger@gmail.com wrote:
... Out of curiosity, how does the video playback part of Netflix perform? I imagine that it is using DirectDraw overlays or Direct3D9 YUV surfaces, which are somewhat supported, but have many rough edges. Is playback performant enough for full HD videos? How does the CPU usage compare to Windows?
I don't have a Windows box at home to play with, so it'd be difficult to make a direct CPU comparison, but I successfully watched Sherlock Season 2 in full HD the other day (Intel i7-2760QM, nVidia GeForce GTX 560M). There was a little bit stuttering periodically, but that could very well have been my connection.
Erich