1,86" GHz is it enough for 1080p playback?

[Maila87]

Not like others bother me specifications like just 2GBs of RAM in basic. But what am I afraid of is that fact if is possible to play 1080p movies in MKV?

Could it handle that low freq. CPU?

 

[gloss]

Not like others bother me specifications like just 2GBs of RAM in basic. But what am I afraid of is that fact if is possible to play 1080p movies in MKV?

Could it handle that low freq. CPU?

I'm guessing the integrated GPU would provide enough muscle.

 

[hcho3]

Video graphic card will be able to handle it fine. But, when you start doing mutl-tasking then it will face challenges.

 

[miknos]

And how it differs from a 2.4 Ghz (C2D from a macbook pro) in performance?

 

[ventro]

I'm wondering this too. I need to play 1080p videos on an external 1080p monitor without fuss.

 

[TSE]

In windows with my HP DM3z with the specs in the sig, I can play Flash 720P video in a web browser without problem onto a 1680x1050 screen without problems, and I can play 1080P video that is already saved onto my computer through Windows Media Player without problem, so I would imagine the MacBook Air won't have problems either.

 

[bloodycape]

As long as it is a decent dual core cpu 720p and 1080p should be fine(at least in windows and linux where more things can utilize both the gpu and cpu combos). I can output 1080p off youtube via hdmi on to my tv screen and my Vaio TT only has the su9300 cpu, and intel 4500hd gpu.

 

[cleric]

Using VLC I can just get by on 1080p high bitrate mkvs. Once they add mac hardware acceleration (there is a rudimentary patch somewhere) it should be nice. Obviously works great in windows.

 

[Maila87]

Sweet. I need in work to be capable of 1080p playback. So just to decide if is 13" too big or just right size.

BTW: Until 27" iMac had twice 15" MacbookPro, but now it is too big to take with me

 

[King t.]

should be enough.. but make sure u get it with 4GB ram...