Joost Kremers <joostkremers@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dutchy wrote:
> > Lastly, if you install xine (a video player), you'll also get aaxine, which
> > is a console based, ascii-based video player. This one's a real jaw-dropper
> > for any of your pals who've never experienced anything but Winders. Works
> > quite well if you stand at the back of the room and squint while viewing.
>
> well, if you install mplayer and make sure you compile it with the
> framebuffer driver, you can actually watch movies with normal video instead
> of ascii-video.

Just for those who don't know, xine can handle framebuffer as well (with
fbxine), and mplayer can handle ascii too

But what i really miss in xine is a _working_ option -framedrop, wich
is usefull for old machines like the one the OP is talking about.