Posted by Helpful Harry on 10/18/05 23:17

In article <d249l1drt1p38g1df28d3nl8p93pqcrmlf@4ax.com>, Not Dave
<not@this.url> wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:36:26 +1300, Helpful Harry
> <helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com> growled these words from under a
> rock:
>
> >In article <4b28l1te349t43m9ib7653n5bq2clvegcm@4ax.com>, Not Dave
> ><not@this.url> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:13:30 +1300, Helpful Harry
> >> <helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com> growled these words from under a
> >> rock:
> >>
> >> >In article <5sf6l1djnmcp2gsdcva8lk14pq177u3h87@4ax.com>, XP
> >> >
> >> ><xp@nospam.comn> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have just been reading that you have to buy Quicktime or pay $1.99 for
> >> >> each
> >> >> movie or Video..
> >> >
> >> >TV episodes (and music videos?) are being sold on Apple's iTunes web
> >> >store at $2 to $3 each. These can then be played on the computer or
> >> >transferred to the iPod Video.
> >> >
> >> >You don't "have to buy QuickTime" at all. You can download QuickTime
> >> >for free (if you own a Mac it's already installed, but you may need to
> >> >download the new QuickTime 7) and the only reason you'd pay for a
> >> >QuickTime Pro regisitration code is if you want to play moves
> >> >full-screen size rather than in a window ... or if you're tired of the
> >> >nagging pop-up window.
> >>
> >> What?!? Quicktime wont even show video in full screen?!?
> >>
> >> That's pretty crap. Typical Mac, I guess.
> >
> >It has absolutely nothing to do with "Mac".
>
> It is the default video player bundled with the MacOS. It has
> everything to do with the Mac.
>
> Every other operating system on the planet comes with a video player
> that can show fullscreen video.
>
> >It's one of the limitations that Apple have decided to put into the
> >free version of QuickTime. If you pay to upgrade it to the Pro version
> >you get full-screen playback (among a few other things). This is no
> >different to many other companies that have a limited "free" version
> >and a pay-for "pro" version.
>
> Show me one other video player that is *that* limited, especially one
> that is bundled with an Operating System.
>
> >There is of course other player software that will play the movies
> >full-screen.
>
> Or you could just get a decent computer that comes with a player that
> is not totally crippled.

Ahh, I see the whingers, whiners and morons have started joining in ...
time to leave this topic to degenerate into the usual Internet
stupidity. :o\



Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

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