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Posted by Stan Brown on 10/06/93 11:42
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:45:31 -0500 from (PeteCresswell) <x@y.Invalid>:
> Put "Lost In Translation" in the player and.... geeze-Louise! After
> about five minutes of sitting through trailers and plain old
> advertisements I just gave up and fed the disc to DVD Shrink in
> order to capture the main movie for trouble-free viewing later.
Even more annoying than that is "prologue material" (sc. ads) that
plays when you select "Play Movie". I remember the last straw for me
was /Far from Heaven/ -- selecting "Play Movie" I got previews for
other movies. And since I didn't know how FfH started, and the
previews didn't begin with the MPAA rating, it was some time till I
realized.
Since then I've noticed a few other discs do that, and it's extremely
annoying. I guess the fault is mine for assuming that when I play my
DVD on my player I should actually be able to see what I paid for
without jumping through hoops.
And no, DVDShrink isn't the answer. The answer is to hold
manufacturers accountable by returning these damaged discs (though I
admit I haven't done that myself yet).
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
DVD FAQ: http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
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