from last night
I personally don't usually use MPC-HC on Windows. I just use Haali Media Splitter with ac3filter with Windows Media Player, in Windows 7. That combo is the most stable and amongst the fastest and reliable, at least for the video files I want to play. Plus, it feels native, because I'm just using WMP. My second choice is vlc. The great thing about WMP is that it uses MS's H.264 codec which is not only GPU accelerated but also ultra stable and faster than most of the free ones out there on lower end GPU hardware.What osx needs is an mpc-hc clone. VLC is still not there.
I personally don't usually use MPC-HC on Windows. I just use Haali Media Splitter with ac3filter with Windows Media Player, in Windows 7. That combo is the most stable and amongst the fastest and reliable, at least for the video files I want to play. Plus, it feels native, because I'm just using WMP. My second choice is vlc. The great thing about WMP is that it uses MS's H.264 codec which is not only GPU accelerated but also ultra stable and faster than most of the free ones out there on lower end GPU hardware.
On Mac OS X, my two go-to apps are vlc and MPlayerX.
Wow - that's insane. At this point it really feels like anyone who buys a non-Apple laptop is just being willful.
^^^ os x
Based on what I've seen of the Zenbook Infinity, if it gets comparable battery performance to the Sony, I can not think of a single reason I would choose the MBA over it.
Yeah, that makes sense. I guess I didn't notice it as much because my MS keyboard has a dedicated play/pause, stop/ volume, and mute buttons.My biggest beef with WMP is that their keyboard shortcuts are dumb. In every other media player I've used, SPACE is play/pause. And you can either hit CTRL+F, or double click the video to fullscreen it.
Having to learn and use OS X is why I haven't bought a Mac laptop. But I'm tempted enough by the battery life of the new Air and Pro that I might finally bite the bullet.
mpv is probably better than those two, though VLC has nice point-and-click interface. You just have to compile it yourself.On Mac OS X, my two go-to apps are vlc and MPlayerX.
Well, I'm considering a new laptop this holiday season, and at the MBA's price point, I'm choosing between
-Asus Zenbook Infinity
-Sony Vaio Pro13
-Apple MBA 13
-Lenovo Thinkpad X3 (if it gets released in time, looking doubtful. Will probably consider T440 though its a bit bigger)
The biggest advantage the MBA has over any of those is battery life; and if the vaio is any indication of haswell ultrabook battery life, the MBA's advantage in this area is slim to none.
Based on what I've seen of the Zenbook Infinity, if it gets comparable battery performance to the Sony, I can not think of a single reason I would choose the MBA over it.
Having to learn and use OS X is why I haven't bought a Mac laptop. But I'm tempted enough by the battery life of the new Air and Pro that I might finally bite the bullet.
^^^ os x
Unless you are also getting the sheet battery with the Vaio Pro 13 you are not going to touch the MBA battery life.
Based on my playing around with my parent's MBP (granted they are still on Lion), I've yet to see anything in OS X that just makes me go "Wow, I need to switch for this feature." Nor is there anything so appalling bad about Windows 7/8/8.1 that makes me want to go out and try OS X.
Even with the sheet battery, it is just as light as the MBA13, so why wouldn't I?
I don't understand the hate for Windows. I have no issues with W7 and it just works as well. On the other hand I bought the new rMBP because of the hardware not the software. Also OSX is still absolute garbage when connecting to SMB shares which is just stupid considering that with Windows and Linux smb works flawlessly.
If I could have the rMBP and Windows 7 but keep the 10.9 battery life I would do it in a heartbeat. There are still a couple things OSX is horrible at after all these years and it's mostly having to do with interacting with other OS'.
People have different needs, but one of the stand outs on a Mac is its superior trackpad. Windows trackpad is useless.
How so? the MBP trackpad is a bit bigger, but I don't feel any difference between using it and any other synaptics touchpad on windows systems.
I don't think there's any comparison, and the rest of the world respectfully disagrees with you.
Those are at similar pricepoints? If that's the case, get the Infinity, it is better in everything than others. Here, it is way more expensive though.Well, I'm considering a new laptop this holiday season, and at the MBA's price point, I'm choosing between
-Asus Zenbook Infinity
-Sony Vaio Pro13
-Apple MBA 13
-Lenovo Thinkpad X3 (if it gets released in time, looking doubtful. Will probably consider T440 though its a bit bigger)
Those are at similar pricepoints? If that's the case, get the Infinity, it is better in everything than others. Here, it is way more expensive though.
The VAIO and Zenbook have way better display than MBA or T440, but the T440 is probably the only one of them that you can upgrade. However, Lenovo promised someone to never make laptop with a good screen or something.
Assuming the Infinity is priced the same as the ivy bridge model, Its going to be slightly more ($100 ish) expensive than the MBA. I'll consider that within reason.
The vaio is right in the same range as the 13 inch MBAs.
T440 starts cheaper, but with the crappy 1600x900 display. Yeah, Lenovo seems to drag their feet with upgrading the display. They're a gen late to get on-board with the 1920x1080 displays on their laptops.