From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 17:15:37 EST
No, he is right. Setting the DVD Express software to reduce the screen to
800X600X256 really makes a P2 300 600E ROCK. The overlay is still high
color, but less of the frame buffer is used, giving smooth playback. On the
faster machines it may not matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com>
To: <ilh_at_sls.lcs.mit.edu>
Cc: "Paul Khoury" <pkhoury_at_loop.com>; "ThinkPad List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: ThinkPad 700 memory
> > > Set your display to 265 colors (that's all a DVD movie really
> > supports) in XGA
> > > and the 600E will rock!
> >
> > Huh?!? A DVD supports true color (24-bit at least), and not 8-bit
> > color. What
> > are you talking about?
>
> Sorry Lee, I'm getting my conversations mixed. We had a discussion earlier
about
> TV out on the 600E and I'm still stuck in that mode.
>
> My LCD is set for 16-BIT color in XGA on DVD playback.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
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