Jeff, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I had a combo drive in an >external FW case. I was able to watch a Star Wars DVD playing in the >external drive on my G4 powerbook. I could not watch anything on my >333mhz (no built-in decoder) Lombard with the same setup. I only tested >it on the G4 with a video DVD to make sure it worked.
Well, do the combo drive have builtin hardware DVD movie decoding that Apples DVDplayer can utilize? I'd guess not, as the Lombard didn't work, so you were using the G4s builtin. Anyone have any suggestions how to determine if you're using hardware or software DVD decoding in your machine? I'd guess for example VLC isn't using builtin hardware DVD-decoding if isn't supported trough OS X API's, though I'd assume if you have a G4 VLC may offer software DVD decoding and it might work anyway. I have very little real experience in this area, so any knowledgeable info is welcome. Anyway, for Wallstreets and OS X, I guess hardware decoding is out and software decoding is the only way? Or? OS 9 may have very different scenarios I suppose. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
