David Brin Wrote:
> Today's DVD's
> 1- are not universal if you record on "minus" or "plus" mode and many
>units throw fits, even then
1a. Get a better Player. Sony. Avoid Philips/Magnavox for electronics.
1b. Why even bother with the minus format. It's inferior, and it's
pretty much dead.
David Hobby wrote:
>
> That non-bypassable FBI and/or Interpol warning: This is actually
> a loss for DVDs. With VHS, you could ALWAYS fast-forward. Why
> aren't there hacks to skip the start-up warnings on DVDs?
>
Brazilian DVDs don't include this. They replace it with an "educative"
movie. O
On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:24 PM, David Hobby wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
On 1 Aug 2009, at 22:14, David Hobby wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
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NTSC vs. PAL: Not a fair criticism. That mess was created a LONG
time ago, and was also a problem with VHS tapes. (A bigger problem,
since the
