> >>Ok, here's a poser - does the encoder card take up enough slack to >>>allow other PB's to play DVD's as well? I can see a 170mhz (?) PPC >>>upgraded 540C having enough oomph if nothing else is running. >>>The PCI ones for schm-Intel boxes say they'll run on a 133mhz so I >>>think Mac might do better. Or am I an idiot in need of a village. ;-) >> >>More importantly, are these DVD cards 16 bit, or CardBus ? >The DVD decoder cards are in fact 16-bit PCMCIA, same as Airport - see >the developer notes to confirm this. Not that it helps a great deal >unless you can get DVD going on a non-CB PB.
What does the DVD card actually do ? I think I can get a DVD drive into a PB1400, but I am not really familliar with DVD in general. If I have a drive and the card, is that all I need ? >I'd be interested to know if anyone has got an internal/ext DVD drive >going on an older Power Mac - say, a 7300/7500 or something. > >Cheers, > >RD Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
