Posted by Justin on 12/26/56 11:29

Top post fixed

> "Justin" <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:slrndl5p0q.19s.nospam@debian.dns2go.com...
>> Top post fixed
>>
>>> "Justin" <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
>>> news:slrndl4u5v.rsu.nospam@debian.dns2go.com...
>>>> gary.hendricks.user@gmail.com wrote on [16 Oct 2005 02:52:55 -0700]:
>>>>> Well, one such unit that playes 300 DVDs is the Pioneer DV-F727
>>>>> 301-Disc DVD Changer.
>>>>
>>>> Does it play both sides?
>>>
>>>
>> Smarty wrote on [Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:03:20 -0400]:
>>> No it does not.
>>>
>>
>> Then, what's the point?
>
>
Smarty wrote on [Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:18:08 -0400]:
> Neither the Pioneer 727 or the Sony 400 DVD changers can automatically play
> double sided DVDs. Since double sided disks represent a very small
> percentage of the commercial releases, and since many double sided disks are
> merely movies with one format 4:3 on one side and 16:9 widescreen on the
> other, the manufacturers of these jukeboxes believe (correctly) that the
> costs of adding dual sided playing would be unnecessary and overly complex
> and expensive.

Yeah, except a lot of recent TV releases are double sided, with episodes
on both sides.

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