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Re: G200, Canopus and Hollywood Plus DVD Decoder card problem

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From: David Wagner
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 00:00
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In article <6s89d5$ldn$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, keic@my-dejanews.com 
says...
> If you have already have a Canopus for 3D, then you should have gotten the
> 3DFusion DVD with Mpact 2.  Would have killed 2 birds with one stone, and have
> one open slot to boot.  It works great with the Canopus, and with a S-video
> switch, you can watch DVD AND play games on your TV.
> 
> http://www.digitalconnection.com
> 
> Kei
> 
> In article <6s47h5$sds$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
>   tonyseattle@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> > When I use my pass-through cable to connect my G200 to my  Canopus and then
> > into my Hollywood Plus DVD decoder my screen turns a lovely shade of
> > pre-color monitor, (monochrome) green.	Kermit would be proud!	And
> believe
> > me it�s NOT easy being green! When I take the decoder card out it�s in it�s
> > the normal multi-colored beauty that I love! Neither Sigma or Canopus can
> > tell why this happens. I have changed the order the pass-through cable and
> > the PCI slot order.
> >
> > My system:
> > P2 333mhz
> > 64 megs SDRam
> > G200 Matrox Millennium 8mg AGP2
> > Canopus Pure 3DII 12mg
> > Turtle Beach Montego A3D
> > Sony CD-R 4X8 SCSI
> > Hatachi DVD Gen 2k
> > Hollywood Plus MPeg card
> > 5 � Bay- Amp with Spkrs/Sub
> > Optical Drive
> > 32X CD Rom UDMA
> > Zip Drive Ext.
> > 56k Kflex
> > Intel PCI Nic card
> > ADI 17� monitor
> > PC circulator fan
> >
> > P.S. Most of these items were purchased at online auctions/stores. Great
> > places for deals!
> >
> > Thank you!!
> >
> > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==-----
> > http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp   Create Your Own Free Member Forum
> >
> 
> -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==-----
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> 
You mentioned everything about your system - except the motherboard. In 
my Asus P2B-S BIOS, there is a VGA Palette Snoop option which, when 
enabled, is supposed to alleviate problems with color on MPEG2 decoder 
boards. I don't know if this is the solution, but it's worth a look.
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From: dwagner21@earthlink.net (David Wagner)
Subject: Re: G200, Canopus and Hollywood Plus DVD Decoder card problem
Date: 1998/08/31
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