[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Markus Plail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > Just curious, what does CSS have to do with read speed? >> >> Some drives limit the reading speed for CSS scrambled discs. For some >> there are firmware hacks available to cirumvent them. > > I had always assumed CSS was just a file problem, that is, that the > content was scrambled but the disc itself was "world-readable".
It is. There is no physical reason for limiting the reading speed, but some firmware does it when it recognizes CSS scrambled discs. regards Markus

