Hello Thanks a lot for all help.
I can now watch DVD movies on my linux box (not illegally as far as I could understand). The movie I've rent was on widescreen (cinemascope) not in the whole screen. I guess if it were it would be distorted. Anyway I came to know that ogle doesn't implement the "wholescreen" I am talking about. PowerDvD that comes with the DvD drive couldn't get the "wholescreen" too. I can't be sure if there is an option on PowerDvd to get it since my windows won't work anymore (It doesn't even boot). Thanks Ed On Thursday 21 February 2002 09:31 am, you wrote: > On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 06:44:40 -0800 (PST), Michael Holt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > 4:09pm... Sridhar Dhanapalan ran for the door shrieking: > > >> 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. > > > > Movies from a dvd have to be decoded, it's not the same as listening to a > > music cd at 1x. If you're watching a movie on a player that cannot pull > > the information as fast, then you're going to get choppy playback. 12x > > is well beyond the days of the first dvd players and consequently, it can > > be assumed IMHO that if you're using a 12x, you can watch movies. Of > > course, there are several other factors to consider, but that was all > > that was asked. > > Yes, that's exactly the sort of thing that I was getting at. DVD players > are designed to _at least_ be able to play a DVD movie; this is DVD 1x. > Anything faster is a bonus for data transfers, but unnecessary for video > playing (unless you like to watch in fast-forward ;-) ). > > I was actually responding to the same message as you were, not to you > directly (there was nothing wrong in your post). Sorry, I guess I should've > been a bit clearer about that :-)
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