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now what? external DVD-ROM players
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Now that the new line of G4s is out, what are the options for playing movies on the computer external DVD drives? Can you plug in a "regular" home audio dvd player, or do you need to go with something like the fantom which is made for computers? Do you need some kind of digital video card to receive input?
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um, could you restate the question? "playing movies on the computer external dvd drives." do you want to watch dvds on your computer monitor from an external dvd player? i'm pretty sure they all come with dvd players standard...
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Not anymore.
He wants to know whether an external DVD drive must be purchased, and if you need hardware/software decoding, and how the vid cards will go with it re. hardware/software decoding.
And also if you can plug in an ordinary DVD player to the computer.
Why would you want to plug a normal DVD player intot he computer? To read DVD data discs? Won't work.
To watch DVD's on your monitor?
Depends on the monitor... no it can't go directly into the PowerMac.
I don't think...
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If I understand correctly, the new G4s come with CD-RW drives (except the not-yet-available superdrive) that do NOT read DVDs. So, if i want to play movies on a new G4 I need some external drive, no?
What I'm asking is, how would that work in terms of connectivity--can I "plug in" a home DVD player or do I need to use something designed as a computer peripheral? Do I need a special PCI card, or can I hook it up through the existing graphics card? What are the options?
I'm probably asking ridiculously basic questions, but I really don't know how this works.
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the new g4 (im assuming youre talking about the towers) come with a cd-rw standard. as an option you can get the dvd-rom. if you want to play movies get the option for the dvd-rom.
If you want to 'plug-in' an external video source (i.e. a home dvd player) you will need either a video card that takes video input or a firewire to rca video in/out convertor box (sony makes one. check
Sony Media Converter $399 at the apple store)
or you could get a usb to video convertor (myVideo $100 or myTV. check accessories at the apple store.)
Originally posted by tskov:
If I understand correctly, the new G4s come with CD-RW drives (except the not-yet-available superdrive) that do NOT read DVDs. So, if i want to play movies on a new G4 I need some external drive, no?
What I'm asking is, how would that work in terms of connectivity--can I "plug in" a home DVD player or do I need to use something designed as a computer peripheral? Do I need a special PCI card, or can I hook it up through the existing graphics card? What are the options?
I'm probably asking ridiculously basic questions, but I really don't know how this works.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
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Or get old-fashioned: BTO a DVD-ROM and purchase an external FW CD-RW burner.
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