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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…

I posted this several times on Apple's site...but they keep removing it before anyone can read it. It is not much, simply that my network card in my 1999 Powerbook G3 fried while c…

Did you always connect it to the same ethernet port (on the hub, that is)? It is possible that one port on the hub has somehow shorted and is sending dangerous electricity to the P…

I thought that, too. The port I used is also used on a 333Mhz Powerbook, and two 1400cs Powerbooks. We sometimes use that port to hook up and additional printer. No problems in ove…

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'…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I started to check out the Powerbook Forum, and here is a screen capture of what I was looking at. Something is just plain wrong. http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~s_donova/pbforum.tif…

That's sick! Not to mention very annoying...