On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 08:53 PM, Andrew Johnson wrote: > while I realize that the older G3's needed the PC Card to properly > decode DVDs, is the ability to view DVDs on newer systems such as the > iBook (dual usb) a function of the fact that their video chips (Radeon, > etc...) are supported for video acceleration in OS X, or is it that the > G3 processor is faster so that it is all done in software? If I were to > drop a 500MHz G3 in my wallstreet, would it be possible to view DVDs > under OS X?
neither, really. in the newer machines, the graphics card itself has an MPEG-2 decoder on-board. on previous systems, both decryption and decoding were hardware based... in newer systems, decryption is offloaded into software. so, the answer would be no... you'd have to install a graphics chipset that has an onboard MPEG-2 decoder. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
