Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad T23, TVOut, Xandros and Linux.

Sounds to me like you spend all your time configuring your computer instead
of using it. THAT is why it is easier to just use XP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Victoria Lamburn" <victoria@sunshinesista.fsworld.co.uk>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad T23, TVOut, Xandros and Linux.

> Hiya Bruce,
>
> > I was not following this thread, but were you trying to play a DVD in
> Linux?
> > If so, you must rip the macrovision off, that is why the kid invented
> > SmartRipper in the first place, because there is no DVD player for linux
>
> No DVD player for Linux?
>
> There is, plenty Xine, Ogle, Mplayer etc.; they need, well in Ogle's case
> libdvdread and libdvdcss2 to be present and they play just fine over the
LCD
> display; just as well as PowerDVD XP 4.0 on Windows.
>
> SmartRipper sure is one way through; if indeed what i was witnessing was
the
> evils of Macrovision at play. Which I am now sure of. But that said,
it's
> a pain in the ass to have to rip the DVD to disk before i view it on my TV
> ;)
>
> Which leaves me basically having to opt for either dual booting, getting a
> standalone DVD player for my TV, getting a 'picture enhancer' ;)) or
living
> with Windows XP.
>
> Right now, I am actually not at all sure what to do...
>
> Vicky
>

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Received on Sat Jun 26 22:51:48 2004