Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-24 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya oleksander i tested a bunch of different svga cards w/ svideo/rca outputs.. but non could talk to a regular tv - but some fo those svga cards... worked with Win98... :-( ( not with linux ) - even cards that proports to have linux drivers to display onto a r

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-22 Thread Matthew Garman
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 12:26:23PM -0500, Oleksandr Moskalenko wrote: > To shift the gear again. Has anyone succeeded in outputting the DVD > stream to a TV connected to the second head of a Matrox G400? I really > wanna be able to watch DVD on the TV when I have guests over. I have the same que

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-22 Thread Oleksandr Moskalenko
To shift the gear again. Has anyone succeeded in outputting the DVD stream to a TV connected to the second head of a Matrox G400? I really wanna be able to watch DVD on the TV when I have guests over. Alex.

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-21 Thread Jean-Marc V. Liotier
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the > couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the > den. Watching a DVD on

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-20 Thread Krzys Majewski
Good question! For me the attraction is that I live in a small apartment so I don't really have room for a separate TV/DVD player. Oh, and also money. My 17" ViewSonic CRT + Pinnacle PCTV card + lirc + xine + xawtv makes a very good tv/vcr. Plus I already have the cable for f

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-14 Thread Brian May
> "Jeffrey" == Jeffrey W Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jeffrey> VideoLAN is great (www.videolan.org) and Xine works well Jeffrey> too (xine.sourceforge.net). Several months ago I tried one of these (sorry, can't remember which one) with a DVD, The Matrix. Every now and again some

RE: Software DVD players

2001-10-13 Thread KP
ubject: Re: Software DVD players > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the > couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the > den. As I asked the

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-13 Thread Ross Burton
> Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the > couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the > den. As I asked the original question I should reply here too... I actu

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Patrick Lane
no. I forget the library it needs, it's in the documentation. you CAN use win32 dlls for divx, but it's not required, and is actually being phased out of the project all together Craig Dickson wrote: Patrick Lane wrote: I use MPlayer, it now has a GUI! =] www.mplayerhq.hu You have to compil

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread p
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:35:04PM -0400, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching > > DVD movies on a computer? It seems I'm better off... > > Because some people never leave their computers ?? Or don't > have time to waste sitting in front of a TV whil

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Stig Brautaset
* Craig Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > Patrick Lane wrote: > > > I use MPlayer, it now has a GUI! =] > > www.mplayerhq.hu > > You have to compile it from source, but it's worth it. The best media > > solution around in my opinion. Plays mpegs, avis, divx files as well > > Does it requ

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Craig Dickson
Patrick Lane wrote: > I use MPlayer, it now has a GUI! =] > www.mplayerhq.hu > You have to compile it from source, but it's worth it. The best media > solution around in my opinion. Plays mpegs, avis, divx files as well Does it require Microsoft Win32 DLLs to play divx files? Craig

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Patrick Lane
I use MPlayer, it now has a GUI! =] www.mplayerhq.hu You have to compile it from source, but it's worth it. The best media solution around in my opinion. Plays mpegs, avis, divx files as well --Patrick Ross Burton wrote: Hi, Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstab

Re: Software DVD players & vmware express

2001-10-12 Thread Simon Law
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Royce Bell wrote: > Silly boy... > > We're male! That's why. It's a kind of "ultimate control of the remote > control" thing -- or so my wife thinks. > > Per Jason's post and while I'm at it, does anyone have any perspective on > vmware express or a similar product that wi

[OT] procmail dislikes Jeffrey? [was Re: Software DVD players]

2001-10-12 Thread Mike Pfleger
* Jeffrey W. Baker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I watch DVDs on airplanes with my powerbook. Yes the battery lasts that > long. At home, I hook the powerbook up to a plasma display and watch > that. > > DVD software on a computer gives me Freedom from > > 1) Forced advertisements > 2) Forced

Re: OT (Re: Software DVD players)

2001-10-12 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > DVD software on a computer gives me Freedom from > > > > 1) Forced advertisements > > 2) Forced FBI warnings > > Since I don't have a PC-based DVD player, I skipped the first > messages in this thread. What software is recommended that > does the tw

OT (Re: Software DVD players)

2001-10-12 Thread Hall Stevenson
> DVD software on a computer gives me Freedom from > > 1) Forced advertisements > 2) Forced FBI warnings Since I don't have a PC-based DVD player, I skipped the first messages in this thread. What software is recommended that does the two things above ?? I know for (1), it depends on who's movie

Re: OT (Re: Software DVD players)

2001-10-12 Thread Geoffrey Romer
> > OK for people with the spare cash for a DVD player and > > 29" TV, how about you shell out for one for all of the rest > > of us? > > A DVD player and 29" TV can probably be had for less money > than many people spend on 'upgrades' of their computers every > year !! It's a specious argument.

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Rick Macdonald wrote: > On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the > couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sittin

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Alan Shutko
Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? Airplanes, waiting for a latenight build at work to finish when you're on call, waiting for the wife to finish lab work to come home -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PR

OT (Re: Software DVD players)

2001-10-12 Thread Hall Stevenson
> OK for people with the spare cash for a DVD player and > 29" TV, how about you shell out for one for all of the rest > of us? A DVD player and 29" TV can probably be had for less money than many people spend on 'upgrades' of their computers every year !! A perfectly good DVD player can be had f

RE: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Bob Koss
> > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the > couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the > den. Some of us spend our evenings in hotel rooms. Robert S. Kos

Re: Software DVD players & vmware express

2001-10-12 Thread Royce Bell
Silly boy... We're male! That's why. It's a kind of "ultimate control of the remote control" thing -- or so my wife thinks. Per Jason's post and while I'm at it, does anyone have any perspective on vmware express or a similar product that will let me run a very complicated, Windows(tm)-based Bi

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Hall Stevenson
> Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching > DVD movies on a computer? It seems I'm better off... Because some people never leave their computers ?? Or don't have time to waste sitting in front of a TV while they could be hacking away... Hall

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Matthias Richter
Ross Burton wrote on Fri Oct 12, 2001 at 11:39:57AM: > Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstable? I > am willing to build from source if I have to but would prefer something > packaged. Having had problems with vlc playing some of my DVDs I'm now using ogle http://www.dte

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Jeff Green
OK for people with the spare cash for a DVD player and 29" TV, how about you shell out for one for all of the rest of us? Rick Macdonald wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a > computer? It seems I'm

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Rick Macdonald
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the den. ...RickM...

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Geoffrey Romer wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstable? I > > > am willing to build from source if I have to but would prefer something > > > packaged. > > > > VideoLAN is great (www.videolan.org) and Xine works well

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Geoffrey Romer
> > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstable? I > > am willing to build from source if I have to but would prefer something > > packaged. > > VideoLAN is great (www.videolan.org) and Xine works well too > (xine.sourceforge.net). VideoLan was the only one I

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On 12 Oct 2001, Ross Burton wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstable? I > am willing to build from source if I have to but would prefer something > packaged. VideoLAN is great (www.videolan.org) and Xine works well too (xine.sourceforge.net). -jwb

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 12:05:24PM +0100, Ross Burton wrote: > > I'll reply to myself and say that I have just found vlc in the Debian > packages. Is this any good? If I get libcss and build it myself, will > I be able to watch encrypted DVDs? My wife is currently using Livid and Xine. They

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread Ross Burton
On Fri, 2001-10-12 at 11:39, Ross Burton wrote: > Does anyone know of a good software DVD player for Debian unstable? I > am willing to build from source if I have to but would prefer something > packaged. I'll reply to myself and say that I have just found vlc in the Debian packages. Is this a