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> While VLC had so many options for nothing I'd need. This has next to zero impact on its performance, as the ncurses player talks exactly to the parts of libV
by usrbinbash 5y ago
> While VLC had so many options for nothing I'd need.
This has next to zero impact on its performance, as the ncurses player talks exactly to the parts of libVLC it has to.
>Instantly. Sometimes on even older systems than yours. With probably less RAM. Say 8GB, with something booted from USB, running 'live', so only 7GB, no SWAP.
The system I tested this on has 4GiB of RAM. And I have used `VLC -I ncurses` from live systems-on-a-stick as well. It runs before my finger leaves the ENTER key, same as mpv.
> Maybe you compiled yours with all the bells&whistles which aren't needed for sufficient local playback?
I'd be happy to repeat the measurement with different settings.