Comments on: iMac Core Duo, the First Afternoon http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:31:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11471 Michael Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:17:41 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11471 Rob: I tried running that video full-screen, and it didn't seem to have any effect. Rob: I tried running that video full-screen, and it didn't seem to have any effect.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11470 Michael Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:07:52 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11470 Many thanks to Eric Albert for tracking down the OS bug that causes the -4942 error--over the weekend. Many thanks to Eric Albert for tracking down the OS bug that causes the -4942 error--over the weekend.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11468 Michael Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:24:35 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11468 Thanks for the info, kapowaz. I don't really follow graphics cards, so my expectation based on passed experience was that the iMac video card might actually be slower than the one in an older tower. I bet Apple is happy to let us think it's the Intel chip causing that speedup. Thanks for the info, kapowaz. I don't really follow graphics cards, so my expectation based on passed experience was that the iMac video card might actually be slower than the one in an older tower. I bet Apple is happy to let us think it's the Intel chip causing that speedup.

]]> By: kapowaz http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11467 kapowaz Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:42:33 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11467 <blockquote>Is a 128 MB Radeon 9600 XT that much slower than a 256 MB Radeon X1600?</blockquote> Yes. Significantly so. This is one of the things a lot of people seem to have forgotten when looking at the new-found speed of World of Warcraft (for instance) on the Intel Macs; the X1600 is two generations later than the 9600XT and significantly faster in 2D and mid-end 3D operations (being a cut-down version of the X1800 GPU). It's one of the more quietly impressive aspects of the new iMac and MacBook Pro (to me) that they thought to use this graphics chip as opposed to one of the many previously lacklustre GPUs they've used (GeForce FX 5200? Er, wow.)

Is a 128 MB Radeon 9600 XT that much slower than a 256 MB Radeon X1600?

Yes. Significantly so. This is one of the things a lot of people seem to have forgotten when looking at the new-found speed of World of Warcraft (for instance) on the Intel Macs; the X1600 is two generations later than the 9600XT and significantly faster in 2D and mid-end 3D operations (being a cut-down version of the X1800 GPU). It's one of the more quietly impressive aspects of the new iMac and MacBook Pro (to me) that they thought to use this graphics chip as opposed to one of the many previously lacklustre GPUs they've used (GeForce FX 5200? Er, wow.)

]]> By: Jeff http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11463 Jeff Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:27:17 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11463 Congradulations on your purchase Michael. I am about to order one myself, especially now that I tried one out at my local Apple Store. Congradulations on your purchase Michael. I am about to order one myself, especially now that I tried one out at my local Apple Store.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11454 Michael Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:17:16 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11454 Stephen: No, because the value is correct for when it's used in line 3. Stephen: No, because the value is correct for when it's used in line 3.

]]> By: Stephen Deken http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11451 Stephen Deken Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:30:11 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11451 Not to be pedantic, but isn't the error really on line 1? Line 5 is just calling a function with the value calculated in line 1. Not to be pedantic, but isn't the error really on line 1? Line 5 is just calling a function with the value calculated in line 1.

]]> By: ejalbert http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11447 ejalbert Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:45:14 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11447 Can you send me the sound set file that triggered the error or tell me which file it is in an Entourage install? Thanks! Can you send me the sound set file that triggered the error or tell me which file it is in an Entourage install? Thanks!

]]> By: Rob http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11445 Rob Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:36:13 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11445 Michael, Try fixing your "dead" pixels first... they may just be temporarily stuck. I bought a 24" Dell widescreen LCD, and it arrived with 2 stuck pixels. I was depressed about possibly needing to send it back (or having to live with spots on a brand new screen) and went looking for answers... I found a little video (http://www.psp-vault.com/Article168.psp) that un-stuck the pixels, and I haven't had another one stick. I ran the video (in the region of the dead pixel) on loop for half an hour, and it didn't fix it... the trick is to run it full-screen... fixed it in a few seconds! Cheers, Rob Michael,

Try fixing your "dead" pixels first... they may just be temporarily stuck. I bought a 24" Dell widescreen LCD, and it arrived with 2 stuck pixels. I was depressed about possibly needing to send it back (or having to live with spots on a brand new screen) and went looking for answers... I found a little video (http://www.psp-vault.com/Article168.psp) that un-stuck the pixels, and I haven't had another one stick.

I ran the video (in the region of the dead pixel) on loop for half an hour, and it didn't fix it... the trick is to run it full-screen... fixed it in a few seconds!

Cheers,

Rob

]]> By: bigbang http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/01/19/imac-core-duo-the-first-afternoon/#comment-11444 bigbang Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:57:43 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/?p=1188#comment-11444 With four dead pixels I'd be sending it back. With four dead pixels I'd be sending it back.

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