I wasn't asking as a litmus, just curious. The Lombard 400 is hardware encoded too, it's just permanent on the MoBo. I can tell you that the sw encoding on my Pismo is flawless.... > From: FC Farwell <frankfarwell at mac.com> > Reply-To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." > <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:51:44 -0600 > To: macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > Subject: [MacDV] Re: DVD decoding quality Hardware vs. Software > > > From: <illovox at comcast.net> > >> >> >> do they work in x? > > Run, > This does not matter to me what matters is which does a better job of > decoding and displaying, as a decent hardware decoder such as used on > the WS 233-266-300 Mhz and Lombard 333 Mhz all used a hardware decoding > solution. Later then that its all software decoded. > > FC Farwell > > The Future still holds all of God's promises yet unfulfilled. The > present has all spiritual blessings for us now. The past reveals how > faithful God is. > fcf > >> >>> From: FC Farwell <frankfarwell at mac.com> >>> > >>> Subject: [MacDV] DVD decoding quality Hardware vs. Software >>> >>> I wonder how the DVD quality is on the older Powerbooks with a DVD >>> decoder card to the newer ones with software decoding. >>> >>> FC Farwell > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984