Posted by JoeBloe on 09/10/06 14:29

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:12:26 GMT, AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com>
Gave us:

>On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:08:42 -0700, JoeBloe <joebloe@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
>> It is not about the processing power required. It IS about the data
>>stream requisites.
>
>Then I suggest you dump your ISA based computer and get something
>with a PCI bus or newer. Then you'll have plenty of bandwidth.

You're an idiot. ISA went out years ago. So your petty little
remark has zero meaning.

>> Oh and with software (CPU) decoding, it can easily be argued that
>>the new formats do indeed require more CPU power to render each frame
>>than a simple hi res game per frame rate.
>
>Sure, but any current $300 PC can do the job and is probably overkill. Time to
>trade in your P2.

No, the "current $300 PC" cannot "do the job", and is NOT "overkill.
It is more like"insufficient".

Not running a P2 and haven't been for years, idiot.
I have a dual core SLI machine. Try again, smartass. Strike that.
Make it LARDASS.

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