[G4] 10.4 + G4 500 AGP + ATI Radeon 8500 + Pioneer DVR-109 = No DVD movies play...

[Kevin Willis]

>>
>>> Does anyone else have this problem with DVD movies not playing  
>>> properly with the Apple DVD player?
>>>
>>> I have a G4 500 AGP Sawtooth system, a pioneer DVR-109, ATI  
>>> Radeon  8500 and Mac os 10.4.1 with the Apple DVD player update  
>>> as well. I can't play DVD with this set up, they appear garbled  
>>> and scrambled like a bad satellite TV reception.  Does any one  
>>> here have this problem, too?
>>>
>>> I have check apple discussion board and it is noted there, seems  
>>> to be a issue with the ATI Radeon 8500 Graphics card.
>>>
>>> Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
>>

I have a Gigabit G4, Radeon 8500 and Pioneer DVR-106 with OS 10.4.1  
and have had no problems.  However, I was thinking about upgrading to  
the DVR-109.  Let us know if you figure out what the problem is.

Thanks,

Kevin