[G4] Video upgrades for PowerMac G4 dual (Tex Weinberg) (Mike Bechtold)

[James Asherman]

I just want to clarify that the example linked is probably N/G for you.
But its easy to backtrack to the main list and find one ( if there is  
one) from an earlier model G4.
J

On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:37 PM, James Asherman wrote:

> Hoping that this is on topic, I recently installed a Dual 1gig  
> processor in my G4 867.
> They were selling them on eBay and it just dropped right in. Really  
> works well.
> Upgrading is fun. But you have to do your homework to get  one that  
> definite;y works for you.
> Before that I had an OWC Mercury 1.2 g cpu and it was pretty nice  
> too. But pricey.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/G4-Power-Mac-MDD-Processor-CPU-Dual-1-GHz-820-1310-A_W0QQitemZ190338557090QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCPUs?hash=item2c510fe4a2#ht_3317wt_935
> Jim
> On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:07 PM, Skygram wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> I also had a 533 DP G4 and I too tried to play videos via my hard  
>> drive and
>> more often than not, I couldn't. Since I work in video I determined  
>> that it
>> was strictly a CPU issue and nothing else. A better video card made  
>> no
>> difference. And I also could play DVDs without any problems. But  
>> DVDs off an
>> optical player are not processed in the same way.
>>
>> You need a faster machine.   It is that simple. YouTube was barely  
>> a gleam
>> in the programmer's eye when the 533 was built.
>>
>> I bought a used DP Quicksilver for my home use and it does the job.  
>> I use a
>> Mac Pro at work for any professional purposes.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
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