vincenzo

16th May 2005 18:32 UTC

Laptop requirements to run AVS?
I am buying a laptop and want to make sure that AVS will run well on it.

The laptop I am considering is new, but very inexpensive, so the graphics ability is very limited. It is an AMD Sempron 3000 processor, 256 MB RAM, and a low end onboard video chip.

I do understand that AVS does not use hardware acceleration, so I assume that the video chip is not a major issue. Or is the maximum available video memory memory something that should be considered?

Would it be safe to assume that any modern system could run it well?


Thanks

hboy

16th May 2005 21:20 UTC

AVS is mostly CPU dependant, so that AMD will do the job well.

Boktor

16th May 2005 21:44 UTC

Apart from the occasional (longer) videoclip you want to load to your RAM with a video APE like pixelplayer, I guess it would work just fine.

^..^

16th May 2005 22:16 UTC

yeah, avs only uses the graphics card to draw the finished image on the screen (using overlay). The visualizations itself are completely rendered within the plugin.

jheriko

17th May 2005 12:37 UTC

graphics memory not used 1mb would be fine i think for most res :P

vincenzo

17th May 2005 22:56 UTC

OK thanks to all for the information.

Would what has been said above to apply to other Winamp visualization plugins too, or do some of them utilize hardware acceleration?

Thanks

jheriko

18th May 2005 19:59 UTC

some use hw. most good looking ones do.

^..^

18th May 2005 20:42 UTC

but the one and only is a pure software rendered plugin! :cool:

Scar Da Kookee

19th May 2005 06:02 UTC

some reason AVS runs. but when it attempts to run unconed stuff... winamp dies :)

amd mobile athlon xp 2800+ (lappy)

TomyLobo

19th May 2005 08:55 UTC

unconed's old and metaball/tentacles 3d using presets? :) (look at them in a text editor to see this)
these apes are bugged and coned's not gonna fix em... for good reason ;)