From: Stanton Young (stantony123_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 17:13:03 EST
overbearing!
I didnt admit he was right, I just don't want to argue.
Bruce's posts are invaluable to this forum and things he wrote worked for
me, I am not going to slam him.
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From my short and simple experience. I tried several combinations of
SoftDVD players with the margi card and without the margi card.
Everytime I didnt use the margi card, the play was choppy.
Unless Bruce meant to say you cant get TV OUT on the card with other
software then he is totally right. WinDVD and DVDExpress do not have TV out
properties. The Margi Software does.
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Some more things to ponder as well... PowerDVD and WinDVD can put out on
16million not just 256K video settings.
DVDExpress and Margi Software only work at 256K.
Stanton
>From: jberry_at_islandnet.com (Jonathan Berry)
>To: stantony123_at_hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:58:08 -0800
>
>Should I try out your suggestion? Did you "concede" because of
>Bruce's overbearing -- or was there some technical reason that
>made you admit he is right?
>
>I have a 366 600E and a friend has a Margi card (but no DVD
>drive). I could "borrow" the Margi card.
>
>
>In article <F40PAY84Ikv3ySjWryw000009bd_at_hotmail.com>, you wrote:
> >I concede!
> >
> >>From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> >>To: "Stanton Young" <stantony123_at_hotmail.com>,<thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
> >>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:06:19 -0500
> >>
> >>TOTALLY WRONG
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Stanton Young" <stantony123_at_hotmail.com>
> >>To: <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >>Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:44 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I would have to disagree.
> >> >
> >> > Software players have the ability to use hardware decoders. They can
>be
> >> > stand alone and play choppy. When a decoder chip is available, the
> >>software
> >> > uses the chip.
> >> >
> >> > The experiment: Play DVD with Margi and DVD express (nothing else
> >>running)
> >> > Result: Excellent playback.
> >> > Check: System Kernal Monitor CPU USAGE 20%
> >> >
> >> > The experiement: Remove Margi card and play DVD with DVD express
>only.
> >> > Result: Choppy Playback.
> >> > Check: System Kernal Monitor CPU USAGE 99%
> >> >
> >> > Unless I have some Frankenstein software. I would believe that all
> >>softDVD
> >> > players have some kind of ability to access the decoder chip if
> >>available.
> >> >
> >> > Best
> >> >
> >> > S
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> >> > >To: "Stanton Young" <stantony123_at_hotmail.com>,
><gorenbergh_at_mags.net>,
> >> > ><thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >> > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
> >> > >Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:15:36 -0500
> >> > >
> >> > >I regret to say that you are confused
> >> > >DVD Express is a software player - it has nothing at all to do with
>the
> >> > >Margi card
> >> > >----- Original Message -----
> >> > >From: "Stanton Young" <stantony123_at_hotmail.com>
> >> > >To: <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>; <gorenbergh_at_mags.net>;
> >><thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >> > >Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:09 PM
> >> > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > DVD EXpress works with it.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I got it from P Khoury's site.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It works better I think.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> >> > > > >To: "Steven Gorenbergh" <gorenbergh_at_mags.net>, "Thinkpad"
> >> > > > ><thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >> > > > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW
> >>Players?
> >> > > > >Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 20:27:51 -0500
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >NO
> >> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> >> > > > >From: "Steven Gorenbergh" <gorenbergh_at_mags.net>
> >> > > > >To: "Thinkpad" <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
> >> > > > >Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 11:40 AM
> >> > > > >Subject: [Thinkpad] Margi DVD-to-Go: Using other DVD SW Players?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > Can other DVD SW Players (i.e WinDVD, PowerDVD) be used
> >> > > > > > with the Margi DVD-to-Go card?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > If yes, which ones are recommended?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > TIA, Steve
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
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