I think that the Lombards may all have a problem where they just die. Mine had this and had to be sent to the Netherlands to be repaired. Even after the repair, though, it has ha…

My Lombard and 1st generation Wall Street Powerbooks are both running 9.1 with no problems. I never attempt an upgrade with multiple users or password protection "armed." Perhaps t…

as far as I know, the internal little rechargeable battery can only be recharged by your big batteries. this means, when you removed the heavy battery, because you're using the pow…

Just received my new powerbook and checked the DVD playback. I am somewhat disapointed: whenever there are quick movements on screen, the image seems to blur. It seems as if the e…

what is your processor and ram config??? Crow

Hi, I had similar problems. They diminished when I increased the memory available to the DVD Player application to 20 Mb. I also found a TIL article (#58620) on Apple's website t…

"mjansens", The blurred and choppy DVD playback on the PowerBook G3 "Pismo" series is because Apple, most likely to save money, did not include a hardware decoder. Most Wintel ma…

Well...I just tryed the same movie on an IMac DV and had the same problem. It's not a performance issue because I can pause the movie and see the lined edges. Seem like a "feature"…

I've played several DVDs on my Pismo 400/192mb, and had nothing but excellent results. If something interrupts the movie (e.g. activiating the controller, choosing menu options), t…

All, Is there any particular reason why, during heavy action scenes, the computer freezes up? I now know what "mjansens" is talking about... I don't see any reason why a software…

Sean, High action scenes DO require more processing power. All modern video compression 'codecs' like MPEG-2 or Sorenson Video or even the older Cinepak use 'intraframes' which en…

Sean, Also, do not suggest that ANY Pismo owner buy one of VST's DVD kits. They use the EXACT same DVD decoder PCMCIA Zoomed Video card that's in my WallStreet right now. They'll …

I cannot wait to get my Pismo/400. BTW, if anyone wants to buy my WallStreet DVD Video Kit, all with original boxes and documentation (and about 5 more months of warranty left), I…

Hi all, Well I rented "The fifth element" DVD this weekend and it really made me friend again with my 500MHz powerbook. The movie was great, the quality of playback was increadibl…

Don't forget to get Keyspan's Digital Media Remote so that you can control the DVD from your couch!

I just wanted to note that just the 'jaggies' problem mentioned might still be that particular DVD, and not the player -- even if it plays fine on a PC or standalone. Not all deco…

Quote: Originally posted by mjansens: Boy would I like to have all this process done in one click (or even a player option ;-) )... You can, to a certain extent: …

To clear up a couple of things: I know what you are getting at with the "jagged lines that don't match up". It is also called the blind effect and it happens on more than just App…

Hi, I'm UNIX user turned MAC about a year ago because of the UNIX underlayer of OS X. I bought the new ibook when it came out. I couldn't stand the horrible speed. Then I change…

I've found I have the same problem with my 550 Tibook. OS X is still slow, but from what I hear Apple will be addressing many speed issues soon. My friend has a Dual 450 G4, and …

I'm using a Pismo 500Mhz with 384Mb of RAM. OSX is very zippy on my machine and much faster than a friends Ti 550Mhz PB with less RAM installed. OSX eats RAM and you get a vast imp…

FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's just my observation.

Quote: Originally posted by jwtseng: <STRONG>FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's jus…

Quote: Originally posted by DNA man: <STRONG> Do they use the same G4 chip and have the same cache levels? I haven't seen the new G4 PB yet but I was more than h…

Quote: Originally posted by jwtseng: <STRONG>FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's jus…