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ATI RAGE in the new Powerbook — #2

"Dammit", I think what ATi means is that it can use 8 megabytes of system RAM for graphics. That happens a lot in the low-quality eMachines (gulp) computers. I would hope the Powe…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #1

According to FiringSquad the Rage 128 Mobility (same chip on Pismo) has hardware DVD decoding capability. Does anybody know if the Apple DVD Player takes advantage of this? Here'…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #2

The player is aparently not using the Chip's mpeg2 decoding facility, as Apple advertise it as "Software DVD player". Maybe at a later date... Maybe ATI should start to develop an…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #3

It would certainly be VERY cool if someone could get the ATI Mobility 128's DVD decoding to work. Hardware decoding enables you go watch a DVD in the background or in a little win…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #4

Actually, from what I understand, Apple does use some of the chip's hardware. Just from looking at it on my Pismo, I would venture to say it does hardware scaling (because when you…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #5

Quote: Originally posted by tooki: I agree that ATI should write a DVD player for the Mac, seeing as how Apple refuses to make the effort... And herein lies the one…
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Hardware DVD on Pismo? — #6

from the ATI RAGE 128 FAQ: Q13: Do the new RAGE 128 based Macintosh boards support DVD/Mpeg-2 acceleration? A13: While the RAGE 128 chip can "power" software DVD playback, for it…
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Tibook 800 using older power adaptor? — #1

Hi, just got my Tibook 800. Now I am going to sell my old Tibook 400 (rev A). Before I do that I want to make sure about one thing: can I use the old power adaptor (for 400) for th…
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Tibook 800 using older power adaptor? — #2

Quote: Originally posted by pseudosnow: <STRONG>Hi, just got my Tibook 800. Now I am going to sell my old Tibook 400 (rev A). Before I do that I want to make sure …
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Any way to convert streaming audio? — #2

There is Windows software that does this... if you have Virtual PC, search the net for StreamBox VCR and Ra2Wav. The first one captures real audio / video and streaming mp3's to …
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Any way to convert streaming audio? — #3

A solution that worked for me.... I had a couple of RealAudio files of my kids that I wanted to save from eVoice.com's voicemail service. After reading through different response…
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