On 01/02/17 13:16, jack4747@gmail.com wrote:
> Il giorno mercoledì 1 febbraio 2017 13:24:04 UTC+1, Unknown ha scritto:
>> This is not a linux/rPi query: sorry.
>> I was forced to buy a new laptop after my systems were stolen.
>> So, can this thing, with a DVD and a HDMI socket, play DVD-movies to
>> a TV-set, which was tested as being able to show the computer display?
>>
>> Do the DVD films really play for over 30 minutes?
>>
>> ==TIA.
>
> DVD movies uses a MPEG2 encoding if I remember correctly, you need to buy the
MPEG2 decoder license (around 2$ at
http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/)

*****This is not a linux/rPi query:


> In any case there should be no problem, I use a Rpi1B as media center, and I
watch without problem 1080p movies encoded in h264.
>
> You may want to check openelec as distro.
>
> Bye Jack
>


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