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Posted by John Carrier on 07/26/07 01:10
"Thomas G. Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail.com>
wrote in message news:oHQpi.4706$Gs4.1905@trndny05...
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> I need an inexpensive dvd player.
>
> But I'm also sick to death of dvd players telling me that I cannot go to
> the main menu whenever I want.
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> *Are there any dvd players which have this capability* ?
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> Example: I like to bypass all the crap at the beginning of dvd's, and even
> the "fast play" options have some of this dreck. So to start all dvd's I
> always go to scene selection first thing, and then choose scene 1. Works,
> but it can be problematic: The DVD player I had (as well as my current $32
> memorex cheapy) complain about the stuff at the beginning being
> interrupted sometimes. I get that no-can-do icon of a circle with a slash
> through it /sometimes/ when I try to hit stop, and often when I hit the
> main menu button mid play.
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> It should be possible to override this, and have the stop and menu buttons
> immediately obeyed no? Or does the dvd itself come with some sort of
> programming that is obeyed by the dvd players that prevents this?
Yep, its the DVD itself that prevents you from the full viewing of the FBI
warning and similar garbage before it will allow navigation to the menu. I
doubt most players have the ability to override this function.
R / John
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