Hook up a dvd player on a display

is it possible to basically use the studio display with a dvd player, without going through a computer?
Why, you might think? Because my powermac G4 is so loud that watching movies in my bedroom is becoming annoying.
I am pretty sure it is not possible, but you guys solved so many of my problems in the past that i keep hope!!!
Thx

It is in fact.
And according to my great grand aunt, Wanda Pilsudska
(not his daughter), we are related.
Wow!!!
I took your email, and I will try to collect some information about him for you.
We will be in contact - I'll send you an email soon, so you will have the main.
BTW, I suppose you don't speak Polish, do you? For me would be more easy to find some "ours" information. But if you don't speak, that's OK - give me some time to prepare/collect the infos.
Pozdrawiam,
Marek.

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