“I was one of the most skeptical when it came to [Apple’s new Intel-based Mac mini] playing back 1080p h.264 video. Well, the proof is in… i just did it,” writes a long time MacDailyNews reader who wishes to remain anonymous.
The Mac mini’s “About This Mac” dialog box:
http://homepage.mac.com/gsf/macminidualcorespecs.png
Mission: Impossible III trailer screenshot (24 fps.):
http://homepage.mac.com/gsf/mac_mini_dual_core_mi3_trailer_screenshot.png
Superman Returns 1080p, 24 fps. This is looking good:
http://homepage.mac.com/gsf/mac_mini_dual_core_superman_trailer_screenshot.png
The anonymous MDN reader explains, “One thing that is for sure – it is working HARD to do this… its not just lollygagin’ thru it…. check out the CPU-o-Meters… Trying the XMen 3 trailer at the part where its going from scene to scene to scene in rapid succession – this should choke it… Nope. it does it fine.”
http://homepage.mac.com/gsf/mac_mini_dual_core_xmen3_trailer_screenshot.png
Anon concludes, “It passes. It’s working hard, but it passes. The Mac mini dual core – even with only 512 megs of ram and NO dedicated video ram or separate video card CAN decode and playback 1080p mpeg-4/avc (h.264) 24pfs footage without losing frames.”
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Ohhh…all right…I’ll buy one
Thanks for the info … wonderful news … my Mac mini should arrive next week.
One question … are you able to test wireless streaming from another machine?
Wow, that’s pretty impressive, considering how much it taxes my dual 2.5GHz G5. Obviously they built this sucker with specs just high enough to crank out full HD video. Good for Apple!
Good news for the whiners.
(Now shut up, MacDude!)
Anyway, X-Men 3 is gonna blow.
But the Core Solo might be a whole different story…
I’m now curious about the single core
The Single Core is for your momma and her emailing friends.
just my little notices…
“a long time MacDailyNews reader who wishes to remain anonymous….
Anon concludes….”
unless Anon stands for anonymous, i think we have a penname.
“One thing that is for sure – it is working HARD to do this… Nope. it does it fine.”
a bit contradictory but i guess it works.
and I forgot to mention this is good news…. wait, where’d my first post go?
there it is. silly me.