I just received my new LT85 yesterday but haven't had a chance to set it up yet. For those who may not know, the LT85 is basically the same projector as the LT150, except that it's only SVGA instead of XGA.
I already own an older non-progressive DVD player. I also own an IBM Thinkpad 600x which is a Pentium III 500Mhz with a DVD-ROM drive (can't remember the speed, probably important to know).
I want to use my projector mated with a 16x9 screen as I'll primarily be watching DVDs. If I do watch TV (via a DirecTiVo), I'll probably use the S-Video connector and the "Native" mode which supposedly shows the 4:3 image at native res (480 lines?) in the center of the panel.
Given the information above, can/should I use my laptop to view DVDs on this? I realize that I don't have a high powered computer and high powered graphics card, but I'm hoping that the fact that I've only got an 800x600 projector might mean that I could get away with the hardware that I have. Or, would a progressive DVD player produce an image that is better or just as good than I'd be able to produce with my setup?
If using the laptop will still produce a better image than a progressive DVD player, what else do I need? Specifically, what software should I use and which PCMCIA digital output card should I get? Thanks,
Scott
I already own an older non-progressive DVD player. I also own an IBM Thinkpad 600x which is a Pentium III 500Mhz with a DVD-ROM drive (can't remember the speed, probably important to know).
I want to use my projector mated with a 16x9 screen as I'll primarily be watching DVDs. If I do watch TV (via a DirecTiVo), I'll probably use the S-Video connector and the "Native" mode which supposedly shows the 4:3 image at native res (480 lines?) in the center of the panel.
Given the information above, can/should I use my laptop to view DVDs on this? I realize that I don't have a high powered computer and high powered graphics card, but I'm hoping that the fact that I've only got an 800x600 projector might mean that I could get away with the hardware that I have. Or, would a progressive DVD player produce an image that is better or just as good than I'd be able to produce with my setup?
If using the laptop will still produce a better image than a progressive DVD player, what else do I need? Specifically, what software should I use and which PCMCIA digital output card should I get? Thanks,
Scott