[ltp] Re: FYI -- New ThinkPad T22 model for Linux includes DVD movie playback

[Robert Hollis]

I've actually watched DVD's on 770E/Z and 600e.  I forgot what the low end
spec is for DVD playing but low end laptops which have a DVD player will
work. My problem is I have a big screen TV at home and want to use laptop
S-out so everyone can watch the movie but for some reason it doesn't work.
I'll keep loooking for something that supports this though.  Can't justify
a dedicated DVD player for TV, but talked wife into one for home computer.

Robert Hollis
630-573-7383 (T/L 677)
e-mail - vdrlholl@us.ibm.com

IBM
2707 Butterfield Rd.
Oak Brook, IL.  60523



Crispin Cowan <crispin@wirex.com>@bm-soft.com on 04/16/2001 07:09:52 PM

Please respond to linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com

Sent by:  owner-linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com


To:   linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
cc:
Subject:  Re: [ltp] Re: FYI -- New ThinkPad T22 model for Linux includes
      DVD movie  playback



Alan Shutko wrote:

> Vivek Dasmohapatra <vivek@etla.org> writes:
>
> > One question: Does this software respect zoning? What happens to those
of
> > us outside zone 1 [or whichever zone the US is in]?
>
> The hardware respects regions, unless you've located and installed a
> version of the firmware which doesn't.

Does that mean that the LinDVD player is actually using the hardware, and
not
playing in software?  If so, then there may be hope for older machines like
my
770Z (which didn't seem old yesterday :-) as this means one doesn't need a
super-hot CPU to play DVDs.  On the other hand, if my hardware is different
than the A-series, then I'm likely screwed.

Crispin

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