HD Video in Linux Ubuntu 9.04

[Steve Reilly]

Alex Berber wrote:
> Steve Reilly wrote:
>> Alex Berber wrote:
>>
>>
>>  
>>> My laptop is:
>>> CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80GHz
>>> Graphic card: nVidia GeForce 8600M GT
>>>     
>>
>> if you can you may want to try a different computer if you have one with
>> a more powerful processor?  If I remember correctly a 1.8 dual core is
>> at the lower end of just being able to play .mkv files. you need alot of
>> processor power, the graphics card is irrelevant.  I have a 3.2ghz amd
>> x2 and have problems now and again with like blueray rips and such but
>> HD recordings play fine in mythtv for me.  just upgraded to 9.04 a
>> couple days ago from 8.04, not having any problems here.
>>
>>   
> May be you are right.
> But I thought about and for experiment I have installed on another
> partition Windows XP SP3
> and K-lite Codec Mega Pack. So, it work very good and CPU don't fill

that may be the kicker right there, the codec pack.  they probably have
a way to use some of the onboard video horsepower which i believe at
this stage of the game linux does not have.  i think vdpau is heading
this way.  someone else chime in here, im not 100% sure about that.

steve