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I fixed a 2006 macbook pro for my 3 year old to watch Peppa Pig mostly on Netflix. Used powertop and it had lot of suggestions which i just went with it. That l

I fixed a 2006 macbook pro for my 3 year old to watch Peppa Pig mostly on Netflix. Used powertop and it had lot of suggestions which i just went with it. That laptop has a really good battery still. Together with CPUPOWER on conservative i avoided the processors (which i repasted) heating up and d to watch netflix with no annoying fans. Until last month that netflix stopped supporting the 32 bit last version of firefox. But for 2 years that machine was at hand in the living room, and used to Ssh into other ones, use vim and browse the Internet myself. It did take a couple of hours to set up, change the hardrive to an ssd, an upgrade to linux. But more of this needs to be done. People have so much better computers lying in garages just because they never took the photos or documents out. And after many years they land in a landfill. Linux

aledthemathguy 5y ago
when watching netflix on mac u should be watching on Safari to get the full quality, if I am not mistaken (DRM stuff, I assume)...
- beermonster 5y ago
  Yeah, check this article[1] for more details. Not sure Peppa Pig is really the program to wow someone with 4k. https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307620/apple-mac-netflix-4k-hdr-macos-big-sur-dolby-vision-safari https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307620/apple-mac-netfli...
  - Fnoord 5y ago
    Last time I checked no MBP from 2006 does 4k. My MBP from 2010 does not either, but screen is quite good.
- quijoteuniv 5y ago
  Is a macbook pro from 2006 with linux on it :). Good luck trying to surf the net with safari on Snow leopard Mac os 10.6 , which incidentally i had to reinstall before i could transform it into Linux! I use the browser to get me i believe rEFind by roderick w. Smith. That was an experience, i tell you. The DRM stuff is not s problem on firefox after you install the packages it needs.
- fulafel 5y ago
  Fortunately Netflix charges extra for their DRM-crippled 4K content so you don't feel like you're missing out if you prefer open computing platforms.
- draebek 5y ago
  Note that the parent may not be referring to 4k, but mere 1080p. You only get 720p in browsers except for Safari/macOS, Edge/Windows, or Chrome/ChromeOS. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742

aledthemathguy 5y ago

when watching netflix on mac u should be watching on Safari to get the full quality, if I am not mistaken (DRM stuff, I assume)...

beermonster 5y ago
Yeah, check this article[1] for more details. Not sure Peppa Pig is really the program to wow someone with 4k. https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307620/apple-mac-netflix-4k-hdr-macos-big-sur-dolby-vision-safari https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307620/apple-mac-netfli...
- Fnoord 5y ago
  Last time I checked no MBP from 2006 does 4k. My MBP from 2010 does not either, but screen is quite good.
quijoteuniv 5y ago
Is a macbook pro from 2006 with linux on it :). Good luck trying to surf the net with safari on Snow leopard Mac os 10.6 , which incidentally i had to reinstall before i could transform it into Linux! I use the browser to get me i believe rEFind by roderick w. Smith. That was an experience, i tell you. The DRM stuff is not s problem on firefox after you install the packages it needs.
fulafel 5y ago
Fortunately Netflix charges extra for their DRM-crippled 4K content so you don't feel like you're missing out if you prefer open computing platforms.
draebek 5y ago
Note that the parent may not be referring to 4k, but mere 1080p. You only get 720p in browsers except for Safari/macOS, Edge/Windows, or Chrome/ChromeOS. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742