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No software would do it alone. Some hardware with analog inputs (RCA or
S-Video) would be necessary. Even then you may run across the problem found
on many video tapes having copyguard on them where the picture dims and
darkens for several seconds or minutes at a time. The quality would be ok
otherwise, not much different than using the analog inputs of your TV for
viewing. The cost may be prohibitive in some respects depending on the video
capture card you purchase.
In order to watch the video you would always have to have the capture
software open while viewing the DVD. The best solution would be to purchase
either a DVD-ROM or DVD writer drive. Playback using a DVD-ROM drive would
be achieved using a software player. If one does not ship with the drive
many VGA card manufacturers have one provided with their software.
<Searcher7@mail.con2.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if it is possible to play a DVD movie on one's pc
> from a stand alone DVD player's outputs?(ie: Composite, S-Video, DVI,
> RCA).
>
> If so, what software and hardware would be needed?
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Darren Harris
> Staten Island, New York.
>