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I just bought an regular DVD player so that I can watch DVDs on my computer. What application can I use to view them? I have connected the DVD player through the RCA ports on the back to the the Video/Audio inputs on the back of the computer. In theory this should work! Please let me know what I can use to view the DVDs. Apple Video Player used to work to view VCR tapes but it doesn't work in Classic mode or OS X. What is the new version?
Please help. I have a G4 500mhz, OS X.2.8, 640 mb RAM, 80 GB HD.
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How do I watch DVDs on my computer
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mrcnidaria 
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 11:55 AM
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sjbartnik
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 12:45 PM
Your 500MHz G4 doesn't have a DVD-ROM drive? At work I used a 450 MHz G4 that came with a DVD-ROM drive.
To watch DVDs I would just insert them in the computer's CD/DVD drive and use Apple's built-in DVD Player application.
As for attempting to play DVDs via RCA inputs on the computer, I have no idea.
To watch DVDs I would just insert them in the computer's CD/DVD drive and use Apple's built-in DVD Player application.
As for attempting to play DVDs via RCA inputs on the computer, I have no idea.
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 01:32 PM
No, my machine does not have a built in DVD Rom drive. As I already said, I attached an external, regular DVD player to the RCA ports and now I want to know what application can be used to view them. I will also try to attach it via the s-video port but I need to get a cable.
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 01:52 PM
I bit confussed, but I believe that you are trying to use your mac as a monitor to the free standing DVD player.
If that is true then no program is going to help since the mac is acting as a monitor and you would use your remote control that came with the DVD unit to access the DVD. If you can even view it using RCA or SVideo I have no idea, I would think like you do in theory you could.
Since the DVD is not a mounted disc on your mac, you mac is only receiving info via RCA cables, it can not send instructions to the DVD player to access the DVD information itself.
I believe that your best bet is to get a Combo Drive from a retailer, and connect via FireWire, that way the DVD is mounted on your desktop and you can use Apple's DVD Player to view. You can also burn CD's or DVD's if you get a DVD burner
If that is true then no program is going to help since the mac is acting as a monitor and you would use your remote control that came with the DVD unit to access the DVD. If you can even view it using RCA or SVideo I have no idea, I would think like you do in theory you could.
Since the DVD is not a mounted disc on your mac, you mac is only receiving info via RCA cables, it can not send instructions to the DVD player to access the DVD information itself.
I believe that your best bet is to get a Combo Drive from a retailer, and connect via FireWire, that way the DVD is mounted on your desktop and you can use Apple's DVD Player to view. You can also burn CD's or DVD's if you get a DVD burner
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 02:23 PM
Did you buy the DVD player specifically for your computer? That seems odd, but I guess it could possibly work with one if the TV-computer or DV viewing options like eye-tv or elgato or Formac studio or something like that. But that means way more money. You'd be better off getting a Pioneer internal optical drive
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Posted 29 November 2003 - 03:27 PM
Odd that your PowerMac G4 500 doesn't have a DVD drive. It must be custom because (I thought) all of the PowerMacs (AGP Graphics) of which I have one at my office came with DVD, standard. Perhaps it's the newer PowerMac 533 (Digital Audio) which came with CDRW. Wish I could help with your dilemma.
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