Today we're comparing one of each generation of Pi from the Pi 1 to the Pi 5 to see how their performance and specifications have improved.
  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 days ago

    For the video playback test, it must not have been using hardware decoding. I used to use a Pi 1 as a media player. It would play 1080P 35 mbps bluray rips without dropping any frames.

    • Peter1986C@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Those rips were played with VLC, MPV or something, right? Such software tends to be far better at decoding videos on HW like this, than browsers.

      • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Yeah, it was played with XBMC, which used hardware decoding. Back then nothing in the repo supported the GPU in the Raspberry Pi. If you wanted hardware acceleration, you had to track down a build that supported it or compile it yourself. I wonder if that’s still the case. I haven’t used a Pi with a screen attached in a long time.