Re: Road Trip!
Just don't get a dell cpx, apperently xine doesn't work on these machines? It
will play audio, but not DVD. I've tried and asked a few people and that's
the only answer they've been able to come up with?
Good luck on the trip!
On Fri June 24 2005 8:58 am, Bill Moseley wrote:
> I'm about to take a long road trip with the kids. Experienced parents
> have suggested a dvd player for when the car games no longer suppress
> their exuberance. The DVD media will last about a day in the back
> seat with the kids, so I'm thinking about buying an old laptop and
> becoming a hardened criminal and ripping a few of our DVDs to disk.
>
> Any idea what would the be minimum requirements for RAM and CPU?
> Suggested laptops? I don't want to end up spending too much more
> than an individual portable DVD player so hopefully can find an old
> used laptop.
>
> Don't some video drivers support playing the movies without the need
> for X Windows? I think that works with mplayer, but not so sure about
> xine, though.
>
> What about LCD screen. Are there some types that work better in
> well-lit situations or in sunshine that I should look for?
>
> Do I need a special power adapter for most laptops? Or will 12v
> typically work directly on laptops?
>
>
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> Bill Moseley
> moseley@hank.org
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