Comments on: Apple Leaves Older MacBook Pro out of the PureVideo Fun http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html Wireless consumer advocate Christopher Price tackles the rest of tech. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher Price http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html/comment-page-1#comment-5256 Christopher Price Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:04:54 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=662#comment-5256 I was given reassurances that Snow Leopard would fall in line with the Puma (Mac OS X 10.1) upgrade pricing. As such, I didn't really focus on it. $29 is a fair price for all the other features, and as long as PureVideo is enabled across-the-board, my real only complaint is Apple's typical perpetual holding out on features that are in the can. I was given reassurances that Snow Leopard would fall in line with the Puma (Mac OS X 10.1) upgrade pricing. As such, I didn’t really focus on it. $29 is a fair price for all the other features, and as long as PureVideo is enabled across-the-board, my real only complaint is Apple’s typical perpetual holding out on features that are in the can.

]]> By: damian http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html/comment-page-1#comment-5255 damian Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:30:55 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=662#comment-5255 "Apple will ... make you wait for Snow Leopard. I have no doubt that MacBook Pro owners will get PureVideo H.264 decoding in that release." - so, did we? Did you ever perfect that hack? Cheers for the content.. :) “Apple will … make you wait for Snow Leopard. I have no doubt that MacBook Pro owners will get PureVideo H.264 decoding in that release.” – so, did we? Did you ever perfect that hack? Cheers for the content.. :)

]]> By: Apple Cautions Perian Users About AVCHD Bug | Christopher Price .net http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html/comment-page-1#comment-3775 Apple Cautions Perian Users About AVCHD Bug | Christopher Price .net Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:19:29 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=662#comment-3775 [...] However, there is one problem. Perian replaces Apple’s H.264 processor with its own. Perian’s is more open to foreign formats, but it’s also a bit less friendly. For example, if you have a new MacBook with PureVideo, Perian knocks out the hardware H.264 decoding. This is because only Apple’s H.264 decoder is able to access the PureVideo technology on the GeForce 9400 (and 8600M… if Apple will do the right thing). [...] [...] However, there is one problem. Perian replaces Apple’s H.264 processor with its own. Perian’s is more open to foreign formats, but it’s also a bit less friendly. For example, if you have a new MacBook with PureVideo, Perian knocks out the hardware H.264 decoding. This is because only Apple’s H.264 decoder is able to access the PureVideo technology on the GeForce 9400 (and 8600M… if Apple will do the right thing). [...]

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html/comment-page-1#comment-3774 Christopher Price Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:15:33 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=662#comment-3774 Digg This: http://digg.com/apple/Apple_Leaves_Older_MacBook_Pro_out_of_the_PureVideo_Fun Digg This: http://digg.com/apple/Apple_Leaves_Older_MacBook_Pro_out_of_the_PureVideo_Fun

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.christopherprice.net/apple-leaves-older-macbook-pro-out-of-the-purevideo-fun-662.html/comment-page-1#comment-3744 Christopher Price Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:16:58 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=662#comment-3744 <b>Update:</b> A portion of this article was removed. I noted that Apple might be able to raise an excuse about differences in how the GeForce 8600M and 9400/9600M handle PureVideo. NVIDIA has cleared the air on this. Both the 8600M in the old MacBook Pro, and the 9400/9600M used in the new MacBooks use the same PureVideo HD technology. Update: A portion of this article was removed. I noted that Apple might be able to raise an excuse about differences in how the GeForce 8600M and 9400/9600M handle PureVideo.

NVIDIA has cleared the air on this. Both the 8600M in the old MacBook Pro, and the 9400/9600M used in the new MacBooks use the same PureVideo HD technology.

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