From: "John C. Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Theoretically USB 1.1 should be fast enough to play a DVD video.
1x DVD =3D 1,250 KBps =3D 10,000 Kbps =3D 9.8 Mbps.
Now if my memory serves me right then USB 1.1 is 11MBps.
No. You are confusing MB/sec and Mb/sec. Not the same thing.
USB 1.1 has a maximum *theoretical* top speed of 12 megaBITS/sec, which although a bit over the 9.8Mb/sec your math shows a DVD requires, is not sustainable under USB. That's why nothing associated with DVDs uses USB 1.1 output/input.
5. The important files/folders to replace are:
-AppleAltiVecDVDDriver.bundle
Not needed for a non-G4/G5.
-ATIRadeon8500DVDDriver (if graphics card is installed)
-ATIRadeon9700DVDDriver (if graphics card is installed)
-ATIRadeonDVDDriver.bundle
Not applicable to G3 iMacs, since none of them have Radeons.
I would however strongly recommend switching to Firewire.
Yep.
_Chas_
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