Actually they are definitely powerful enoug h in software, the problem is that Apple's OSX DVD Player app lacks a driver for the video cards in these machines or for the decoder hardware that they offered.
I have both a 400MHz Pismo and a 400MHz Lombard, both with adequate ram and DVD drives. The Pismo is a little faster, but only a little, however it plays DVD movies in OSX with terrific quality, no jitters, etc. The Lombard won't play them at all because Apple's app won't launch. If Apple decided to write drivers for the Rage 128 video card in the Lombard, I'm certain its video playback would be very close to that of the Pismo, better than the Pismo if they would support the hardware video decoder. Andrew On 1/22/05 8:08 PM, "Ben Dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wallstreet- and Lombard-series machines aren't powerful enough to > decode DVDs in software -- that's why DVD-capable models were fitted > with the hardware decoders. OS X does not support hardware DVD decoding > on these models, so it's just not possible to play DVDs under OS X. OS > 9 DVD playback, obviously, will continue to work -- but that's not what > the original poster was asking. > > Cheers, > Ben > > On 23 Jan 2005, at 12:34, Andrew F. wrote: > >> Mplayer is another non-Apple decoder, but this and most likely VLC will >> require more horsepower than any Wallstreet can offer, unless processor >> upgraded. I get serious jitters when trying to watch DVDs on my 400MHz >> Lombard with 512 ram on Mplayer, though in OS9 DVD playback is gorgeous >> (mine has the decoder on the board, but I'm sure the Wallstreet >> decoder card >> will be just as good. >> >> Andrew > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
