> > hardware acceleration is slowly trickling down to older machines in OS > X. several of the last few releases have added a machine or two to the > list. that said, i don't think hardware-based DVD solutions will be > supported in OS X... and this isn't just powerbooks, but also the > PowerMac G3's and the first PowerMac G4. > while I realize that the older G3's needed the PC Card to properly decode DVDs, is the ability to view DVDs on newer systems such as the iBook (dual usb) a function of the fact that their video chips (Radeon, etc...) are supported for video acceleration in OS X, or is it that the G3 processor is faster so that it is all done in software? If I were to drop a 500MHz G3 in my wallstreet, would it be possible to view DVDs under OS X?
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