Blender question

[aqua girl]

Hi SNM quick question- when I play my videos from my iPad mini I have a little lag time (like only
A couple seconds) between chapters which really doesn't bother me at all, but on my computer
They seem to switch faster...so if I were to get a laptop and hook up via hdmi cable to tv, would
The chapters change faster? I thought I read somewhere that since iPad was using their player
That might happen....I know my slow Internet speed is probably some of it but all in all they
Play very good, just wondering about the chapters changing, I love this thing so much I am
Thinking about a laptop......Love it...thanks for any insight.....

 

[forum_admin]

Your lag time between chapters will depend on your internet speed, device, and processing power of your computer or device. So all of these things come into play as far as lag time goes between chapters. In your case your computer probably has a faster processor than the your iPad mini and your computer uses our player, not the default player of the iPad mini. his is why lag time is less on your computer than on your mini.

 

[aqua girl]

Thanks, kinda what I was thinking. Would the fact that my computer is
"wired" and potential laptop would be wifi based make any major
Difference? Also, are you familiar with laptop with AMD quad core A8
Processor, 6Gb ram & if so, would that be sufficient ? Oh, and am I
Correct that the app you will have later would maybe take care of the
Short lag? Which really isn't that big of a deal & I am really wondering
Why I am even asking! Maybe I really want a laptop !!! Thanks

 

[forum_admin]

As far as the differences between wired and wifi goes it depends on the wifi system you have. If you buy a good wifi system nowadays it's many times faster than wifi from just a few years ago. On your system you can try this simple test. Go to speedtest.net and run the speed test on your Wi-Fi-connected PC. Then, connect the computer via Ethernet cable(be sure to turn off your Wi-Fi) and try the test again. If the second test is quicker, you are losing performance by using Wi-Fi. If you have an older wifi you should purchase a new wifi system (802.11ac Wi-Fi which can reach data rates of up to 1.3 Gbps)

As far as a computer goes we mainly use Mac's in our office, so I don't have any direct experience with the AMD processor you're referring to. From taking a quick look on the internet the AMD 8 seems to be slightly better than the intel i3 processor, but the intel i3 is not a high end processor. The better the processor the better the speed. I think 6 gigs of ram is also a little low. I would suggest at least 8 gigs of ram for a laptop. But if you can swing the money nothing is better than the Mac Air as far as lap tops go IMHO. If you prefer Windows as your OS you can have your Mac Air equipped to run Windows.

 

[aqua girl]

Thanks so much for all your info.....it helps a lot....in the meantime, what I have
Works good and I'm lovin' the blender!! Thanks too for your quick responses.