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Kevin
We use a computer now now but I like the idea of the mpeg players such as the DV68 where the only operation required is a button push and there are no moving parts. My problem is that I want to use them in an pplication which requires XGA.

Thanks
Glen

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>Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:13:02 -0700
>From: Kevin Walker <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Re: video looping -  XGA?  
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>For slightly more you can get a small PC that can easily do the trick:  
>  http://www.logicsupply.com/index.php/cPath/80
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>For a bit more (but much more stability) get a Mac Mini.  If size is  
>not an issue, an older Mac is a cheap alternative; we configured many  
>of these for high-res projections.
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>On 20 Aug 2006, at 02:07, Glen Moore wrote:
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>From: Glen Moore <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 20 August 2006 02:06:14 BDT
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>Subject: Re: video looping
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>Hi Lath
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>Do you know of any solid state mpeg players which can play XGA? We  
>have Dv68 and this is its greatest drawback (i.e. VGA only).
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>Thanks!
>Glen Moore
>Scoience Centre and Planetarium
>Wollongong, Australia
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>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:55:40 -0400
>From: Lath Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: video looping
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>Rea, for this type of installation we used to always burn the media to
>DVD and play it back on an industrial DVD player such as a Pioneer
>DVD-7400 or the newer/cheaper DVD-5000. Both have a simple repeat
>selection, I do recommend burning as many copies of the segment to the
>DVD back to back as possible. That way the disc is only restarting every
>couple hours instead of every 6 minutes. This is easier on the player
>and also minimizes the slight delay that occurs when the disc restarts.
>Lately we have been using solid state MPEG playback engines instead. The
>advantage to these is that they have no moving parts. They are basically
>stripped down Linux machines which play MPEG video files from a compact
>flash card or internal flash memory. Some more common ones include the
>Sony NSP-1 and EBS-N200D or the Alcorn McBride 7400. Feel free to
>contact me off line for any additional information.
>
>Lath Carlson
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>Manager of Interactive Technology
>Art Guild Inc.
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