Going down the rabbit hole here- I just started using a craftymech SLG running windows at 1024x768 and forcing mame to run at 640x480. To get consistent scan lines and placement of the picture on the display, I really need to run windows and everything at 640x480. Which means I need to redo my Mala layout in a new low res friendly version.
If I redo my layout, I really want to run game videos. I know on the cheap pc I have (XP, celeron 2.4ghz, 512mb ram) it makes the gamelist too slow to scroll with videos on. What is a minimum spec pc to load videos fast? i know there is a delay capability in mala so the vid doesn't start until you've rested on the game for a second.