On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:27:56 -0800 (PST), Michael Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 3:42pm... David Joham ran for the door shrieking: > > >Hello > > > >I have just bought a dvd drive (12x - I hope this is enough for watching > >DVDs) and have some qustions: > > > >a) Is is against the law watching DVDs on linux? > >b) Full screen - How to get full screen with ogle? I used Crtl-F but the > >movie doesn't cover all the screen. It is just a retangle in the middle of > >screen (cinemascope???). > > > >Many thanks > > > >Ed > > 12x is fine for dvds. No, it's not illegal to watch dvds, it's illegal to > distribute the code that bypasses encryption. I believe you're talking > about 'widescreen'; check the package of the movie you're watching.
Don't confuse DVD-ROM speed ratings with CD-ROM speed ratings. CD-ROM 1x speed is equal to what is required to play an audio CD, i.e. 150KB/s. DVD-ROM 1x speed is equal to what is required to play a DVD video, i.e. 1.25MB/s. A 12x speed DVD player theoretically has a peak (not average) speed of 12x this. See http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214118,00.html for more details. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds, after a hard drive crash.
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