DVD Drive to TV Possible?

[DreamTFK]

I just put in a new Lite-On 16x DVD drive and was wondering if it possible use this drive to display the DVD using the TV out on my video card. Any help appreciated thx in advance.

[SLK001]

Why are you asking us? You have the equipment. Just hook up a TV and see if it does work. Report back your results at your earliest convienence.

[DreamTFK]

Lol well I haven't exactly installed the drive yet but figured was much faster for someone on boards to say "yes". I just read on the back of my Ti4400 card that you can play games on big screen.

[Prospero424]

Yes, you can. My PC is my only DVD player, and it is two rooms away from my TV, but even through a 30-foot S-video cable, it looks great. Only difference is that I use a Radeon 8500, but the oprinciple is the same

[SirFrag]

Bad quality get a DVD decoder card with tv out or a real dvd player results are oh so much better.

[Prospero424]

I've had several decoder cards, including a Hollywood Plus and a DXR3, the DVD quality coming out of my Radeon to my very decent TV is much better than the seperate decoders, and I don't have to put up with the nasty 2D distortion caused by those dadmned VGA pass-through cables. Granted, the quality of the MPEG2 decoder nd the TV out of the Ti4400 isn;t going to look as nice as an ATi, but it will still look a hell of alot better than a Hollywood Plus.

Just my 2cnts

Prospero