Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-24 Thread Michael Holt
Yesterday... Rich Buckner ran for the door shrieking: >Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 19:53:34 -0800 >From: Rich Buckner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Joham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-23 Thread Rich Buckner
On Wednesday 20 February 2002 02:42 pm, David Joham wrote: > a) If you're using Ogle, AFAIK in the United States it is technically > illegal because you're using libdvdcss. [snip] I don't think it is illegal to use Ogle or libdvdcss to watch dvds that you own. What I understand to be illegal

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-21 Thread Michael Holt
Tomorrow... Sridhar Dhanapalan ran for the door shrieking: >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 :-) My bad, I had just woke up ;-) Mike -- Michael & Tra

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-21 Thread Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes
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 implemen

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-21 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
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 talk

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-21 Thread Michael Holt
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 confu

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-20 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
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 watchi

RE: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-20 Thread Michael Holt
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 >movi

Re: [expert] DVD (newbie) full screen

2002-02-20 Thread Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes
On Wednesday 20 February 2002 04:42 pm, you wrote: > a) If you're using Ogle, AFAIK in the United States it is technically > illegal because you're using libdvdcss. So much for the land of the free (Restrictions may apply). I don't have a running windows. How can I watch my DvDs? b) Ogle n