From: rdietric (ladybug_at_capecod.net)
Date: Mon Mar 02 1998 - 07:15:40 EST
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
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