> IIRC there was no DVD option for the 3400. It was an option on the Wallstreets >(series II?) but even those needed a hardware decoder card. I shudder to think >of what a software decoder on a 240MHz 603e would be like :) Pismos had DVD >standard and used a software decoder, but had help from the video chipset.
DVD was possible on all the Wallstreets, provided you had the DVD/MPEG-2 decoder card in a CardBus slot and the DVD-ROM module installed in a bay... It's entirely concievable that the 3400 could handle DVD if you could get your hands on a decoder card, version 1 (hacked to run on the 3400) of the Apple DVD player software (only version to support hardware decoders, AFAIK), and a DVD-ROM that will fit in the 3400's expansion bay... The decoder card will run you ~$100 on eBay. Don't know where you would get the DVD-ROM, but I could see it costing around 200-300... You're close to the price of one of those 5" jobbers... >For DVD watching on the road, a portable unit (one of those 5" screen jobbers) >would be your best bet. Yeah, I agree here too. Especially since you probably wouldn't be able to watch an entire movie on the 3400 before the battery dies. But then again, some of those 5" jobbers really suck in the screen quality department. Peace, Drew -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please update your address book. <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
