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From: Petri Helenius <pete@sms.fi>
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Subject: Re: Anyone know of any software for playing Video CDs? 
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Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
 > > Just pick up a DVD player (either external box or DVD ROM with a
 > > decoder card) from your favourite store. Creative's DVD-ROM with
 > > decoder card seems to be $499.
 > 
 > Yeah, I saw those at CompUSA just last week.  I'm still waiting
 > for the SCSI models to arrive. :-)
 > 
I should be noted though that at least PC magazine thought that the
decoder card leaves quality to be desired.
As in other hand all of the current DVD-players are accounted as
having stunning picture quality.

Pete