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Subject: Re: well, i guess it's time to ask.....
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Gary Kline wrote:
> ok guys, 
> i have been waiting for [a] a better/faster/more generally useful
> computer as well as =mostly= cheaper unit.  i figured i would wait
> until fall to ask, but it's close enough.
>
> can i watch a streamed movie on am atom [[[1.6ghz intel]]] chip.
> i have trouble on my 2003 dell that has a 2.4ghz cpu.
One other quick note.. it's likely that the graphics will make a bigger 
impact in movie performance than the host processor.  (Look at the 
examples of how efficient Tegra2 is at decoding videos..)