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Thanks for the info. I curious as to why you needed the MPEG board. Doesn't the 760E have built-in MPEG2 support like the 760XD? Bob Tim Tyhurst wrote: > > > 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