Posted by Walter Traprock on 01/11/31 11:35

Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net> wrote:

> I agree with all of your wants (for simple playing of movies) except:
>
> >I dont care to see behind the scenes and all that other junk they put
> >... on a DVD
>
> I do - just make me press MENU to get to the menu - otherwise play the
> movie.

"Menu" -- USER-PROHIBITED -- WE need a DVD Player that can be made to
IGNORE USER-PROHIBITIONS, but, it appears to be illegal, according to
private law.

> >I dont want to have to select standard or wide screen
>
> Standard *is* wide screen!

No it isn't, Academy Ratio is Standard; nearly everything worth watching
is in Academy Ratio. For playing widescreen movies, they play best on a
Standard TV, which comes with room in the bottom black bar for subtitles.

> I only select once per player. This way I know that the movie will
> be played in wide screen (or in my case, letterboxed). I don't have
> to search to find a version of the movie as filmed.

Usually they don't give you a choice, and when they do, usually (always,
in my experience) widescreen is the best choice. When full screen is
better, like with Yellow Submarine or Kung Fu First Season, they don't
give a choice.

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