> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Starr) > > --- You wrote: > You need a decoder if you are running anything less than OS X. You > will also need a PCI video card, if it doesn't have one, and some of > the lower end PCI video cards do not support DVD movie playback so you > will have to do some further research on that. Check at > xlr8yourmac.com > --- end of quote --- > If it's a rev 3 motherboard and a rev C rom (they > were sold together) and the drive is original, it would have hardware decoding > on the wings card. There were three av wings cards. The second had a direct > cable connection to the dvd drive, the third not. But both had hardware > decoding. I'm not sure what software was required but it would not be a recent > dvd player which decodes through software and requres a fairly fast processor > and maybe a video board. Maybe not if it is a rev 3 motherboard.
I bought it today, and as far as I can tell it has a Rev 2. mobo and Rev. C ROMs. After doing a clean install of 9.1 the DVD player started right up. It plays pretty good, as long as I don't do ANYTHING else with the computer while it's running. But trying to surf the web results in an annoying pause in the DVD playback each time a new page is loaded. Anyway, i don't think I'll be doing much extended viewing of DVDs on this thing, as I already have a nice DVD player, but this might come in handy if I can find an OS 9 program that lets me take screenshots of the DVD. My Wings card does not have a direct connection to the DVD, it just plugs into the mobo and the modem card plugs into it. Thanks for the info, it feels good to learn so much in one day. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
