All PBs from Pismo on have mpeg playback hardware as part of their ATI graphics subsystems. The Lombard 400 (and some 333) have a: [quote] ZiVA PC DVD Decoder Some configurations have a built-in DVD decoder IC: a ZiVA-PC made by C-Cube Microsystems. The IC provides video support for a DVD drive in the expansion bay. In addition to the video timing generation and DVD system functions, the ZiVA-PC IC provides the following decoding functions: * Linear PCM audio decoding * MPEG-2 audio and video decoding. * AC-3 decoding and downmixing from 5.1 to 2 audio channels The ZiVA-PC IC controls 2 MB of synchronous DRAM, enabling the IC to provide full NTSC and PAL video decoding. [/quote]
FYI, I culled the relevant graphics system info from the hardware devnotes for PowerBooks Wallstreet to 1gHz TiBook and put it all here: <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/pb_video.html> Apple's hardware devnotes: <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Hardware2.html> I didn't include any iBook infos on this page, but Mikael is correct that the 366/466 iBooks both support DVD playback with their ATI RAGE Mobility 128 graphics. The earlier iBooks use the ATI RAGE Mobility chips which AFAIK do NOT support DVD playback. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
