If you want to watch DVDs, my recommendation would be to sell the Wallstreet and buy either a Pismo, a 500MHz or faster iBook or any flavor of TiBook. DVD playback quality on my 400MHz Pismo under Panther is excellent, all but indistinguishable from my 12" 1GHz G4 and absolutely good enough for regular use. You could probably get $250 for a clean Wallstreet, and a Pismo will likely set you back $400 or so, making it about the cheapest route to good DVD performance under OSX.
Andrew On 1/24/05 2:57 AM, "Mikael Byström" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Kippert said: > >> I recently installed OSX on my wife's 300MHz Wallstreet. It has the DVD >> player with PC card decoder. I forgot that OSX does not support the decoder >> card. Does anybody have a solution to recommend? > > I think the only way is upgrading to a G4 and using VLC. On the other > hand a PB G4 (perhaps a little bit slower than a typical 500Mhz WS > upgrade daoughter card) probably will be about the same cost. > In case DVDs a re viewed only occasionally, I suppose reboot to OS 9 for > watching DVDs can be acceptable, especially if you get a script to do it > for you. > -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
