balrogsoft wrote:
Hi, i'm tired of PC's, i need for work, i work programming mobile and web-based videogames, and i can't make it on Amiga, but for home use, i want a machine to see movies, listen music, burn cd's/dvd's and browse the web, and maybe programming some games or utilities for Amiga.
An A1200, even with a PPC card and Voodoo can't do any of those things well (except for the programming bit).
It can play movies (just about) but a ~200Mhz 603e doesn't have the processing power. Even low-res DivX in a small window skips so many frames it's like a slideshow, and the sound is choppy. Unwatchable, basically.
The Voodoo3 doesn't have MPEG1/2 decoding hardware just some 'hardware assist' which offloads a small percentage if you have the correct Windows drivers and only on PC.
If you want a machine to do those tasks you listed, and you're sick of PC's, get a Mac Mini or a Pegasos (depending on how important Amiga compatibility is to you).
If you just want to spend some money and end up with a machine which cost you an arm and a leg, crashes a lot, while not being capable of doing anything useful, upgrade the A1200.
