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 :-) -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "... the main beneficiaries of mergers in the computer industry have been competitors" -- Ben Rosen, Chairman of Compaq Computer Corp., 1991.
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