zagor Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I am wondering what type of performance people are getting from silverlight and flash movies on macbook pros. In my experience, silverlight is much better. For comparison, you can check the following movies (one for silverlight in 1080p and another in flash 1080p). On the flash movie make sure to choose 1080p option. silverlight 1080p example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I don't have a macbook so I can't test this, but I'm sick of 1080p videos on youtube using flash. They're beyond pointless... constantly skipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 its much better on silverlight, it relay slow to load on flash (WINDOWS PC) :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Flash is crap on OS X. We've always known this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v1d05 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Flash is crap. We've always known this. FTFY :p Although it is especially crap on OS X! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I am on Windows PC, I have no problems with them. I will give this to my brother and see he will run this test on his iMac. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm not at home, so I can't view either ATM. That being said, I don't have any problems with 720p flash video full-screen on my MBP. I'll try those 1080p links when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltLife Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I don't see any performance issues in running the flash or silverlight video. I don't feel like the silverlight looks as good. Perhaps it's my monitor (Running the new mac mini, just purchased it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsquared Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 The sliver light very plays very smooth, but flash very seems to be better quality but jerky.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I don't see any performance issues in running the flash or silverlight video. I don't feel like the silverlight looks as good. Perhaps it's my monitor (Running the new mac mini, just purchased it) One thing to note is that Silverlight has a feature that lowers the quality of the video playback based on your bandwidth and it is adapted. Flash video buffers a predetermined amount based on your connection speed, and if your connection speed hi-cups then it is just going to stop and rebuffer. In the case of Silverlight, if your connection hic-ups then your video will look slightly more pixelated for a few moments but there shouldn't be any rebuffering (unless it absolutely has to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltLife Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 One thing to note is that Silverlight has a feature that lowers the quality of the video playback based on your bandwidth and it is adapted. Flash video buffers a predetermined amount based on your connection speed, and if your connection speed hi-cups then it is just going to stop and rebuffer. In the case of Silverlight, if your connection hic-ups then your video will look slightly more pixelated for a few moments but there shouldn't be any rebuffering (unless it absolutely has to). That would make since... I have comcast 16 down service, but it was acting horrendously slow (Believe my router was to blame and is almost EOL). That's good to know. In-fact that is ingenious on MS part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 That would make since... I have comcast 16 down service, but it was acting horrendously slow (Believe my router was to blame and is almost EOL). That's good to know. In-fact that is ingenious on MS part. Actually, now that I'm at home and actually watched the videos the Silverlight one isn't as good of quality. I think the video that is posted on the MS website is only 720p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted February 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2010 The silverlight is 1080p? When I play it on Fullscreen it doesn't look as nice and sharp a the 1080p YouTube video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted February 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2010 Silverlight seams to work better with me, However flash makes my entire Macbook lag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The silverlight is 1080p? When I play it on Fullscreen it doesn't look as nice and sharp a the 1080p YouTube video. No. The silverlight one isn't 1080p. It looks like 720p at most. It would be nice if the MS website said what the resolution is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingv84 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 LoL What is a Mackbook pro? I been waiting for the new refresh from Apple, is the Mackbook Pro the newest addition to Apple's line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erich Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Model Identifier: MacBook5,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 2 GB OSX 10.5.8 Both run smooth. Silverlight one looks like crap, youtube one looks way better. EDIT: Mine's a first-gen aluminum MacBook (not pro) @ 1 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 LoL What is a Mackbook pro? I been waiting for the new refresh from Apple, is the Mackbook Pro the newest addition to Apple's line? What is a Macbook Pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zagor Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 What is a Macbook Pro? I believe he is a typoCOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I believe he is a typoCOP. Oh right. A grade down from a mall cop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Oh right. A grade down from a mall cop. HAHAHAH :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Who really gives a crap about how it runs on OSX... really.. when I build apps I care how it runs on 95% of the machines.. I'm not losing sleep for it running crappy on an Apple OS. Here's a solution.. get a PC and Windows 7 and both will run silky smooth. :laugh: Btw, silverlight drags like crap if you maximize Netflix in a browser window on Snow Leopard. Flash runs better. Neither run great, but as I said, I don't lose sweat for it, cause that's what you get when you go with something that has minuscule market share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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