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Re: TP 760XD and DVD



> Has anyone tried to marry a TP760XD with a DVD, in or out of the Docking
> station?

I've installed a first-generation Toshiba DVD drive and a Sigma Designs
Hollywood MPEG2 decoder board into a SelectaDock II, and tested it with
my 120Mhz 760E. It worked OK, but 120Mhz isn't fast enough to avoid the
occasional dropped frame from the decoder; this corresponds with Sigma
Designs' claim that a 133Mhz or faster machine is required.

An external monitor was required for this setup, since the MPEG board
uses video overlay to display the decoded video stream.

The DVD drive itself is just another IDE device that acts like a
high-capacity CD-ROM.

tim