DVD: play or rip for max power savings?

so, on the 1.5GHz G4/ 8X superdrive 12 powerbook, it is better for power savings to play DVD's once ripped to the HD or to play them natively? I'm assuming ripped, but don't know how fast DVD disks actuall spin etc. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: DVD: play or rip for max power savings?

On Jun 22, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: so, on the 1.5GHz G4/ 8X superdrive 12 powerbook, it is better for power savings to play DVD's once ripped to the HD or to play them natively? I'm assuming ripped, but don't know how fast DVD disks actuall spin etc. Everything I've ever