There is more to a DVD solution than the chip, but the Dell they refer to is a Luxsonor based notebook. Gateway's C-Cube based notebook, didn't do as well.
About the only thing Alex said in the July conference call was, "DVD will not be big for C-Cube Microsystems until it is recordable." Sigma, Luxsonor and others are competing real well. This is proving to be true, so far. Recordables better be big. No guarantees.
C-Cube wasn't in the PC space before DVD-ROM and MVP. The MVPs are really better than any other consumer capture devises.
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Trading away the DVD drive would not be a good idea, though, since it is such a distinguishing feature for this unit. Because it comes equipped with an S-Video-out port, you can use it to play DVD movies on a TV screen. Dell sent an RCA-to-S-Video converter that is included when you purchase the DVD-ROM version of the notebook. A Luxsonor DVD Decoder card is located in a panel under the notebook and provides MPEG-2 support.
Sound was slightly asynchronous with the video when we played a DVD movie--Dell expects to solve this problem by the time you read this. But otherwise, the sound was clear even at high volumes. Images were sharp, and details clear and easy to see, though subtitles wavered and were jumpy.
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