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 On Wednesday 20 February 2002 02:42 pm

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
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

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 talking

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

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 Tracy

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

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 movie

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 watching DVDs on