Not under Linux and definitely not currently!
Gatos is at best in the pre-beta stages, doesn't work well at all with Rage
128, and not running at all with the Radeon chipset...
If video is the issue - go with Matrox.
Hetz
At 11:59 PM 12/9/2000 +0200, Ely Levy wrote:
>actually I would recommand ATI which has great DVD support much better
>than must other companies
>
>Ely Levy
>System group
>Hebrew University
>Jerusalem Israel
>
>
>
>On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Erez Boym wrote:
>
>| Hi,
>|
>| So .. if you had to chose a decoder you'll chose the
>| Matrox G400 instead of the Creative DXr3 ?
>|
>| By the way I only foundLinux compatibility in Matrox
>| G450 (Millennium Matrox G450 chip set, 32 MB DDRam).
>|
>| Why do I need such a strong computer. My DVD player is
>| going to be dedicated to playing DVDs and MP3s and as
>| for now I planed on an AMD K6-II 500 with a lot of RAM
>| (256 Mb). If I'm planning on the Matrox G450, am I
>| going to have a problem ?
>|
>| Isn't the whole idea of a strong video card to get the
>| load off the processor ?
>|
>| As for playing AC-3 sound, if I understand what you
>| wrote, there is no support for any such card under
>| Linux yet. Is there any card which will give me a
>| dissent sound and that has a AC-3 sound in it's future
>| ?
>|
>| Would you select the SB Live 5.1 as your sound card ?
>|
>|
>| Thanks
>|
>| Erez Boym
>|
>|
>| --- Hetz Ben Hamo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>| > Hi.
>| >
>| > Lets see...
>| >
>| > So I'll appreciate your advice on several subjects :
>| > >1) I've decided on Creative's PC-DVD Package which
>| > has
>| > >a DVD drive and a Decoder bundled in one box.
>| >
>| > Well, what you are saying is not clear. WHICH
>| > Creative pack? DXR2? DXR3? newer?
>| >
>| > For the DXR2 there is support, but the quality of
>| > DVD display on monitor is
>| > very bad quality. If you have a TV near your PC at
>| > home, then I suggest to
>| > connect it to watch TV.
>| >
>| > The card itself is supported under Linux - see
>| > http://opensource.creative.com
>| >
>| > If you got a DXR3 or newer (DXR5 and DXR6 I think),
>| > then you can test the
>| > preliminary driver at:
>| > http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxr3/
>| >
>| > Regarding 6 channel sound (it's called AC3 or 5.1
>| > cause it's not a really 6
>| > channels) - I don't know what to tell you. The group
>| > who are writing the
>| > Sound Blaster Live driver are working now on the
>| > EMU10K programming so the
>| > AC3 sound might take some time to come to Linux..
>| >
>| > As for software DVD playback - the Livid group is
>| > working on it - you'll
>| > have to wait few moremonths until they'll release a
>| > beta. Right now you
>| > can fiddle with it - if you know Linux well - on
>| > http://www.linuxvideo.org
>| >
>| > On the other hand, if you have Matrox G200 or G400
>| > and you're running XFree
>| > 4.0.1 and a really fast processor - something like
>| > 700+ AMD or Intel - then
>| > head over to http://xine.sourceforge.net and try the
>| > Xine player - if
>| > you're going to watch DVD's - grab yourself aDeCSS
>| > program also (to
>| > unlock the DVD before you watch it)
>| >
>| > Conslusion: for now (just for now) Linux is not
>| > ready for the average users
>| > to play DVD's unless you're very good with Linux and
>| > know how to
>| > modify/tweak many parts...
>| >
>| > So, for now - use Windows for this.
>| >
>| >
>| > Hetz Ben Hamo
>| > Hardware Research
>| > Aduva Inc.
>| >
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