On PowerBook G3 Series without built-in DVD decoder hardware (Wallstreet and most 333 Lombards), the DVD decoder cardbus card decodes the DVD and plays it back through the zoomed-video pins in the PC card slot. That video is fed directly to the display, bypassing the internal ATI display driver hardware.
Err, that's under classic Mac OS (8/9), not OS X, as of course we all know Apple has never released hw DVD decoder drivers for X. Pismo's (and 400 Lombard's) ATI display hardware _does_ include a built-in hardware DVD decoder. Also, Pismo's system is fast enough to decode using its G3 (but Lombard's ain't.) The later OS 9 DVD Player app (v.??) uses the G3 rather than the ATI hw decoder. At some point Apple decided to separate the DVD playback function from HW dependencies, esp since overall their systems were getting fast enough to not need a separate HW decoder. Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
