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Linux DVD Players Reviewed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-want-my-dvd dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Linux Journal have posted a review of DVD players on their site. Interesting review, that covers most of the main players, although there are a few minor errors." I've settled on Xine since it does most of the divx, wmv, and mpegs I want to see. If it just did Sorenson QT, it'd be perfect.

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  1. good news by Billly+Gates · · Score: 4, Funny
    Now I can donate my hard earned money to the MPAA and watched their css crippled movies only on their terms. Thank you MPAA and thank you slashdot for advertising all there movies here and now their drives.

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  2. What we really need is... by PunchMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...a DVD->ANSI Animation converter. How cool would that be?

    It'd solve a lot of those bandwidth problems... much like this site which was posted a while ago.

    You wouldn't need a player if it's ANSI animation either, "cat" and "type" could become the hottest media players around.

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  3. Re:Whats the point? by einer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not a grammar nazi, but when I read your post I had the strangest image of the winter olympics luge competitors desperately trying to navigate through your living room.

    This can only mean that I need more coffee.

  4. Re:What I use by asherlangton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Very strange is that neither of the players can manage to play Depeche Mode - The Videos DVD with sound. :-/

    What a great feature!

  5. Re:Whats the point? by gosand · · Score: 3, Funny
    when we have a break in our sucky schedule!

    Yeah, I remember that 10:00AM to 2:00PM sucky schedule. Throw in a couple hours of homework a day, and by gum you have put in a good 8 hour day! Then I am sure you have to go back to your dorm room with free high-speed internet access so you can leech some pr0n and MP3s. Then it is off to the bars for some binge drinking. Then maybe the next day, unless your schedule totally sucks and you have one or two classes, you have the day off.

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  6. Re: video in the command line :) ? by fferreres · · Score: 3, Funny

    Try AAlib. You can watch any video or DVD right in the term you are using. You'll want to stand away from the computer to be able to "understand" the image.

    You don't need X, you don't even need a video card. You don't even need a terminal at that computer. You can watch a remote "aalib" though telnet :)

    Mplayer uses aalib, and i think Xine can use it too.

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