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Subject: Re: DVD not working on Vivante XL (still needs help) Author: Trent [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 00:55:18 09/04/99 Sat In reply to: Amy 's message, "Re: DVD not working on Vivante XL (still needs help)" on 16:02:13 09/03/99 Fri I don't think installing another DVD player will work (though I guess it wouldn't hurt to try). The hardware MPEG-2 decode has a Sigma Designs chip (MPEG-2) on it. The company who made the DVD player was also Sigma Design. I tried the DVD player for the never-release Vibrant XLe, but it wouldn't play. I've heard other people have tried installing other DVD players (REALmagic Hollywood vs. REALmagic Ventura) but it didn't work. I've never personally tried it, so I can't tell you any details. You can check out their website at www.sigmadesigns.com for more info. Good luck. > Thanks for the reply! > I tried this and only got the movie to work once. I > tried playing with the fn and F8 keys more but > couldn't get the picture back. I assume that this is > something I will have to do whenever I want to watch a > DVD on the screen. By Jessica's response I assume > that my machine is not unique. Do you know the > underlying issue with this, is it hardware, software > or what? Is the only permanent fix for this to > install another manufacturer's dvd player? Thank you > for your help. > Amy [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]