If all you want to do is access the data on a DVD, then no, you don't need a special DVD card. Those cards are used to provide hardware based decoding of DVD video for display on your monitor.
>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 -- -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." -- Gene Spafford, 1992 -- 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>
