The Vaio I ordered is supposed to ship tomorrow. I don't know what to do! cancel it and I have to wait another two weeks if nothing happens tomorrow, or potentially be blown away by what Apple brings to the table. What do I do?
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Originally Posted by Rob55
My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
That's because VLC on the Mac doesn't support GPU acceleration. Bluray decoding would, and given that it runs cleanly on Atom based systems with Intel Graphics, it shouldn't be a problem on a new machine.
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Originally Posted by nautilus.
I wonder how fast the MBP13 i3 would be compared to the current entry level MBP13 2.26ghz c2d
The i3 is between 10 and 50% faster in some benchmarks. The only Core 2 processor that is even close is the Core 2 Extreme 3.33Ghz
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Originally Posted by svnipp
Maybe this is finally the real deal. I really didn't think that Apple would do the MBP update as just a "quiet" upgrade.
It would have... in January. If he got up there now the most he could say is "You know those processors and video cards that literally every other manufacturer in the world has been shipping for over a third of a year now at price points half of ours? Yeah, we just got that."
That's because VLC on the Mac doesn't support GPU acceleration. Bluray decoding would, and given that it runs cleanly on Atom based systems with Intel Graphics, it shouldn't be a problem on a new machine.
Actually, I'm not even using the VLC player. Just using Quicktime X with the Perian plug-in. Would the VLC player work better? Maybe I'll try it out.
My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
SJ doesn't seem all that interested in adding Blu-Ray for whatever reason. The 27" BTO iMac certainly could have handled BR but it wasn't even an option in that case.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
To be honest, I don't know that it's my MBP that's the root cause. I'm just using QT-X and Perian. I'll try Movist. Thanks.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
Could also be the download speed if he is trying to stream 1080p.
Arrandale i7 is all but guaranteed for the high-end 15" MBP...I'm more interested at this point to see what graphics configuration they offer for that machine. That's the only remaining mystery, and it'll be resolved in less than 24 hours!
The top Arrandale i5 or and i7 is all but guaranteed for the high-end 15" MBP...I'm more interested at this point to see what graphics configuration they offer for that machine. That's the only remaining mystery, and it'll be resolved in less than 24 hours!
A Core i7 in a Macbook Pro. Unlikely at best. Tell me the last time Apple used the lastest chip offering by intel? They just put quad cores in their iMacs. I would doubt we will even see the Arrandle in the Macbook Pros.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
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Originally Posted by extremeskater
Could also be the download speed if he is trying to stream 1080p.
FWIW, I just downloaded and tried Movist and it worked beautifully.
I then tried QT-X again and it became completely unresponsive. Thanks for the info.
FWIW, I just downloaded and tried Movist and it worked beautifully.
I then tried QT-X again and it became completely unresponsive. Thanks for the info.
That's usually the case. While the Perian pane in System Sreferences is 64-bit, the codecs are still being run as a seperate process as 32-bit. VLC is still my "if VLC doesn't play this nothing will" last resort but the app is buggy and just ugly to use. As you've now experienced, Movist gives you the feel of a true Mac app but with the versatility of VLC. I find it to be more stable and work better for MKV and H.264. It's also good for FLV files.
PS: Don't forget to change your MKVs to open with Movist.
Maybe this is finally the real deal. I really didn't think that Apple would do the MBP update as just a "quiet" upgrade. I figured that the processor family change in itself would pretty much warrant and dog and pony show of the new MBP product line.
This is pretty typical of Apple. They won't hold an actual event unless there's a major redesign. This is really just an incremental performance upgrade.
Don't forget the last iMac refresh, which was a big update including a revision of the form, was done just with a press release. I suspect Apple have worked out that too many 'dog and pony shows' dilutes the impact overall, so they are saving them for the big growth areas of iPhone and friends.
Thinking of the iMac precedence, I reckon there is a good chance that this MBP update will include a tweaking of the form as well. They have a lot more experience at the unibody process now, as well as lessons learned from the MBA and so would not be surprised to see a slight slimming and lightening of the whole line.
Fully agree.
(I love it when somebody else says everything I was going to say. Saves me doing all that pesky typing)
One person noted that his/her Apple retail store's inventory manager has been prohibited from placing any new orders for MacBook Pros through the company even though the store had run out of models to sell to customers.
Another person noted that his/her Apple retail store had similarly run out of 13- and 17-inch MacBook Pros, which has never happened at that particular store since he/she worked there.
A third person employed at an Apple retail store noted that stock of all three sizes of MacBook Pros were dangerously low as of this weekend. The inventory manager at that store was instructed to make room for a shipment of 16 palettes of Mac merchandise on either Tuesday or Wednesday, which is 4 palettes more Mac merchandize than the store typically stocks in total.[/url][/c]
Apple Stores don't 'order' inventory. It's automatically replenished based on [sales trend] x [days in stock] - [# sold]. The most obvious sign something is about to launch is a sell off of existing inventory without auto-replenishment. Because most stockrooms are so small, Retail's inventory control team ensures there is space for new product... usually... before it arrives. Otherwise, stores end up throwing inventory anywhere and everywhere they can which doesn't lead to solid inventory integrity.
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My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
That's because VLC on the Mac doesn't support GPU acceleration. Bluray decoding would, and given that it runs cleanly on Atom based systems with Intel Graphics, it shouldn't be a problem on a new machine.
I wonder how fast the MBP13 i3 would be compared to the current entry level MBP13 2.26ghz c2d
The i3 is between 10 and 50% faster in some benchmarks. The only Core 2 processor that is even close is the Core 2 Extreme 3.33Ghz
Maybe this is finally the real deal. I really didn't think that Apple would do the MBP update as just a "quiet" upgrade.
It would have... in January. If he got up there now the most he could say is "You know those processors and video cards that literally every other manufacturer in the world has been shipping for over a third of a year now at price points half of ours? Yeah, we just got that."
If these release tomorrow, I will buy one, no matter what lol
That's because VLC on the Mac doesn't support GPU acceleration. Bluray decoding would, and given that it runs cleanly on Atom based systems with Intel Graphics, it shouldn't be a problem on a new machine.
Actually, I'm not even using the VLC player. Just using Quicktime X with the Perian plug-in. Would the VLC player work better? Maybe I'll try it out.
My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
My late '08 15" unibody MBP has enough trouble with 1080p MKV files. I can't imagine BR making it to the MBP anytime soon (if at all).
SJ doesn't seem all that interested in adding Blu-Ray for whatever reason. The 27" BTO iMac certainly could have handled BR but it wasn't even an option in that case.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
To be honest, I don't know that it's my MBP that's the root cause. I'm just using QT-X and Perian. I'll try Movist. Thanks.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
Could also be the download speed if he is trying to stream 1080p.
The top Arrandale i5 or and i7 is all but guaranteed for the high-end 15" MBP...I'm more interested at this point to see what graphics configuration they offer for that machine. That's the only remaining mystery, and it'll be resolved in less than 24 hours!
A Core i7 in a Macbook Pro. Unlikely at best. Tell me the last time Apple used the lastest chip offering by intel? They just put quad cores in their iMacs. I would doubt we will even see the Arrandle in the Macbook Pros.
Could also be the download speed if he is trying to stream 1080p.
No, not streaming. Playing from the HDD.
How do you know it's the MBP? The performance is well above the minimum for 1080p content with high-profile H.264. What programs have you used to play the MKV? QT7, QTZ, Movist, VLC, or other? Movist works best for me.
Could also be the download speed if he is trying to stream 1080p.
FWIW, I just downloaded and tried Movist and it worked beautifully.
I then tried QT-X again and it became completely unresponsive. Thanks for the info.
FWIW, I just downloaded and tried Movist and it worked beautifully.
I then tried QT-X again and it became completely unresponsive. Thanks for the info.
Cool. Glad to hear it turned out to be a simple fix for you.
FWIW, I just downloaded and tried Movist and it worked beautifully.
I then tried QT-X again and it became completely unresponsive. Thanks for the info.
That's usually the case. While the Perian pane in System Sreferences is 64-bit, the codecs are still being run as a seperate process as 32-bit. VLC is still my "if VLC doesn't play this nothing will" last resort but the app is buggy and just ugly to use. As you've now experienced, Movist gives you the feel of a true Mac app but with the versatility of VLC. I find it to be more stable and work better for MKV and H.264. It's also good for FLV files.
PS: Don't forget to change your MKVs to open with Movist.
Maybe this is finally the real deal. I really didn't think that Apple would do the MBP update as just a "quiet" upgrade. I figured that the processor family change in itself would pretty much warrant and dog and pony show of the new MBP product line.
This is pretty typical of Apple. They won't hold an actual event unless there's a major redesign. This is really just an incremental performance upgrade.
Don't forget the last iMac refresh, which was a big update including a revision of the form, was done just with a press release. I suspect Apple have worked out that too many 'dog and pony shows' dilutes the impact overall, so they are saving them for the big growth areas of iPhone and friends.
Thinking of the iMac precedence, I reckon there is a good chance that this MBP update will include a tweaking of the form as well. They have a lot more experience at the unibody process now, as well as lessons learned from the MBA and so would not be surprised to see a slight slimming and lightening of the whole line.
Fully agree.
(I love it when somebody else says everything I was going to say. Saves me doing all that pesky typing)
One person noted that his/her Apple retail store's inventory manager has been prohibited from placing any new orders for MacBook Pros through the company even though the store had run out of models to sell to customers.
Another person noted that his/her Apple retail store had similarly run out of 13- and 17-inch MacBook Pros, which has never happened at that particular store since he/she worked there.
A third person employed at an Apple retail store noted that stock of all three sizes of MacBook Pros were dangerously low as of this weekend. The inventory manager at that store was instructed to make room for a shipment of 16 palettes of Mac merchandise on either Tuesday or Wednesday, which is 4 palettes more Mac merchandize than the store typically stocks in total.[/url][/c]
Apple Stores don't 'order' inventory. It's automatically replenished based on [sales trend] x [days in stock] - [# sold]. The most obvious sign something is about to launch is a sell off of existing inventory without auto-replenishment. Because most stockrooms are so small, Retail's inventory control team ensures there is space for new product... usually... before it arrives. Otherwise, stores end up throwing inventory anywhere and everywhere they can which doesn't lead to solid inventory integrity.
To be honest, I don't know that it's my MBP that's the root cause. I'm just using QT-X and Perian. I'll try Movist. Thanks.
Yeah. Not to knock VLC (It's great) but I'm really loving Movist; and then along with an installation of Perian as well.