Andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >>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.
What does this mean then?: "RAGE MOBILITY includes dual LVDS transmitters, hardware MPEG-2 decoding with iDCT..." <http://www.ati.com/products/mobility/features.html> " The on-chip MPEG-2/DVD decoder with iDCT and motion compensation enables full frame rate DVD playback with very low CPU utilization" <http://www.ati.com/products/mobility128/index.html> Or what is "dedicated hardware"? Please explain the differences and working of software and hardware decoding regrding DVD decoding under Mac OS X, if you feel so inclined. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
