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<blockquote data-quote="porky996t" data-source="post: 839443" data-attributes="member: 75318">Hi,A couple of days back I was asked a question by the 13yo son of a friend. My pal and I were discussing (bitching really) about the speed of conversion of a 2 hour HD .ts file. I said it takes about 7 hours on a Zbox with an Dual Atom processor running at 1.8Ghz and using Freemake software that also utilises the GPU. My pal's son over heard this conversation and asked how long it would take to do on the &quot;K Computer&quot;. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about and he said it was the 'best computer in the world' so I Googled it - it is the world's, current, fastest supercomputer &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_computer" target="_blank">here</a> &lt;&lt;&lt;Now I didn't really answer the question the lad asked, but will possibly be seeing him at weekend, so I would like to be able to give him an answer then.Now, I know there are some really smart people out there who know about technology, so how would you work it out. I can't just tell him an answer such as &quot;8 seconds&quot; etc, I will have to explain it to him too - he is always asking questions... ideal candidate for the Police force.Thank you for any answers...M</blockquote>

[QUOTE="porky996t, post: 839443, member: 75318"] Hi, A couple of days back I was asked a question by the 13yo son of a friend. My pal and I were discussing (bitching really) about the speed of conversion of a 2 hour HD .ts file. I said it takes about 7 hours on a Zbox with an Dual Atom processor running at 1.8Ghz and using Freemake software that also utilises the GPU. My pal's son over heard this conversation and asked how long it would take to do on the "K Computer". I didn't have a clue what he was talking about and he said it was the 'best computer in the world' so I Googled it - it is the world's, current, fastest supercomputer >>> [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_computer"]here[/URL] <<< Now I didn't really answer the question the lad asked, but will possibly be seeing him at weekend, so I would like to be able to give him an answer then. Now, I know there are some really smart people out there who know about technology, so how would you work it out. I can't just tell him an answer such as "8 seconds" etc, I will have to explain it to him too - he is always asking questions... ideal candidate for the Police force. Thank you for any answers... M [/QUOTE]

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