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On 22/04/17 12:22, D.M. Procida wrote:
> Would a Rapsberry Pi Zero with
> a
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> USB DVD drive function as an adequate DVD player?
>
> If so, it could replace a much larger DVD player, that doesn't even have
> HDMI. Both Pi and DVD drive seem small and lightweight enough that they
> could just be discretely mounted behind the television.
>
> I have no need for a full-blown Pi-driven media centre, but it would be
> nice to be able to use it with a remote control - if not the one I
> already have with the (Sony) TV, then the tiny little ones I have left
> over from older Macintoshes.
>
> What do you recommend?
>
> Daniele
>
I think it should work, I've used USB2.0 drives for DVDs and they are
fast enough to get the data off and I THINK the Pi with something like
VLC is well fast enough to do a decent sized flicker free display.

Looks like HDMI is the default sound output too, so that should all Just
Work (TM).


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