Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:46:36 -0800 (PST) From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] videos on 110CT
how does a dvd decoder like that work? Do you just echo the dvd to the decoder like: echo /dvd/movie >/dev/dvd decoder ? Or is it more complex? john --- Avi Cohen Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:49:31 +0100 > From: "Avi Cohen Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [LIB] videos on 110CT > > Hi John, > > I'm using the Margi DVD-to-Go as a hardware DVD > decoder. It pumps the > video frames into the Neomagic using the Zoomed > Video port without CPU > intervention. > However, I'm having some BSOD in windows. > I have also worked on a linux 2.6 driver which IMHO > works relatively OK. > In one of these months I want to release a beta > version. > > I also looked at mplayer but it doesn't use the > margi which does all the > hard decoding work in hardware... > > Avi. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 12 November, 2007 20:21 > > To: Libretto > > Subject: RE: [LIB] videos on 110CT > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:19:55 -0800 (PST) > > From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [LIB] videos on 110CT > > > > hello avi > > > > I am using mplayer and slackware linux 12.0 on a > libretto > > 110CT with 32MB ram. I can play homemade > > mpeg2 videos full screen also but they don't play > well. There > > is alot of pausing and halting of the video. A > > professenionally made dvd movie plays really > badly--will > > hardly play at all. I thought with my problems a > video ram > > upgrade is needed. However if you are able to play > videos ok > > maybe it is just my setup. > > I haven't been able to play them on windows 98, > 2000 or XP > > when I was using them either. > > > > john > > --- Avi Cohen Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 21:19:30 +0100 > > > From: "Avi Cohen Stuart" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: RE: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed > gain using flash card > > > > > > John, > > > > > > I can try but what do I need to install and what > to test? > > > Another thing I don't understand about the full > screen on the > > > Neomagic: > > > I can play DVD's full screen (16 bit) and I > don't have > > memory problems > > > on the Neomagic. > > > > > > Avi. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, 05 November, 2007 20:50 > > > > To: Libretto > > > > Subject: RE: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed > > > gain using flash card > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:50:02 -0800 (PST) > > > > From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: RE: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed > > > gain using flash card > > > > > > > > I always thought the vt book would be a great > > > solution for > > > > upgrading the 2M neomagic card in the libretto > and > > > improve it > > > > enough to play DiVX videos full screen. Any > chance > > > you'll try > > > > it out? I understand it works in linux also. > > > > > > > > --- Avi Cohen Stuart > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:09:10 +0100 > > > > > From: "Avi Cohen Stuart" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Subject: RE: [LIB] virtualization - was: > speed > > > gain using flash card > > > > > > > > > > John, > > > > > > > > > > I own a village tronic vt book but I never > tried > > > it on my > > > > libretto. It > > > > > is a great PCMCIA card. > > > > > I also own a Margi Display-to-Go 4Mb which > was > > > also great back then. > > > > > Whether it is worth the money, I think so > but > > > I'm not > > > > always objective > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > Avi. > > > > > > > > > <long snip> > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection > > around http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/
