Pismo + Tiger + DVD-ROM = Movies?

[dpaanlka]

Can the Pismo watch DVD movies under OS X? I recall the Wallstreet or Lombard or both weren't able to.

 

[deadpixels]

if you can install tiger then i cannot see any reason it wouldn't play dvd's

I recall the Wallstreet or Lombard or both weren't able to.

why is that?

 

[dpaanlka]

why is that?

Because Mac OS X is not compatible with the PCMCIA decoder cards those PowerBooks required. I am hoping there is no surprises with the Pismo's on-board DVD decoding ability.

 

[PDE]

If the DVD drive is functional, Pismos will play DVDs perfectly.

 

[atari1356]

Yeah, you shouldn't have any problems at all doing that. The Pismo didn't use the decoder card the earlier models did - it uses the processor to play DVD's. Both the 400MHz and 500MHz versions of the Pismo played DVD's just fine.

In fact, my sister-in-law uses my old Pismo for just that purpose (and email/web/MS Word).

 

[Elantoh]

My Pismo plays DVD's just fine

I've got a Pioneer SuperDrive in my 550Mhz G4 Pismo, 1Gig RAM, 120Gig Seagate 5400 RPM HD under 10.3.9 and it has always played DVD's without a prob, full screen.

Seven year old machine that runs with the big boys! 🙂