I'd say, give it a go. The G3-300 should be fast enough for DVD playback in software. OS9 has a built-in DVD player, as I recall.
I don't think you need a DVD card at all. -----Original Message----- From: StarMax List [mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com]On Behalf Of Frank & Susan Malinowski Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:40 PM To: StarMax List Subject: DVD Question Do I need a special video/DVD card if I only want to access data and music on a DVD? The SM is starting to show a bit of age in not having a DVD. The drives are cheap enough but the software & video cards are in question. I have a Rage Orien card which works well (also have an ixmicro I took out) but I saw a couple candidates on ebay one is the old 4DVD card and the other is an ATI Rage card from B&W or Yikes units that has a DVD decoder on it. Will this work in a SM? Will the card be just as good as the Rage Orien? I expece more data will be distributed by DVDs and I would at least like to read them. And maybe write to them if DVDRs become cheap enough. It would be even nicer if I could actually watch DVDS but not critical as I have a Powerbok with DVD. I have a SM 4000 w/Newer G# 300, 160 MB RAM and sys 9.1. The ebay reference for the Rage card is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2062908695 -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com> -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
