All PBs from Pismo on have mpeg playback hardware as part of their ATI graphics subsystems.
Hey Dan.
Thanks kind of a stretch, wouldn't you say? Those graphics systems don't have dedicated hardware for decoding MPEG-2. Rather, they have enough horsepower and a few extensions that lend themselves to the processing required for decoding MPEG-2.
The nuance you distinguish (though not technically incorrect) confuses the issue - lots of people don't know the difference between hardware and software decoding, and this kind of argument confuses the matter. I don't mean to argue; I just see a lot of FUD around people's understanding of what constitutes hardware decoders.
Anyway, the first Mac with GPU DVD playback support was actually the beige G3.
The Rage II+DVD in my beige G3 has DVD decoding support, but APPLE NEVER WROTE A STINKING DRIVER (even for OS 9). Not that I mind too much - the Rage II+ is a piece of junk, anyway. The next rev's Rage Pro was 100% better. And I never had a DVD-ROM in my beige G3, anyway. ;-)
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