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Consumer Friendly (or Disney Hostile) DVD Players?

Posted by Cliff on from the we've-seen-that-FBI-warning-enough-times-to-have-it-memorized dept.

solli asks: "After 13 years of relatively faithful service my Mitsubishi(!) VCR has finally kicked the bucket, and I am now thinking of moving on to DVDs. One of the only things preventing me from buying a DVD is the fact that some media companies like to make you watch FBI warnings, trailers, and ads before allowing you to view the actual movie (like Disney's Tarzan). Of course, there is such a large demand for region free players and other specialized needs that niche markets have developed to fill that demand. However, I have seen nothing about players that give you the freedom to navigate through the disk the way you want to, instead of how the content producer wants you to. What DVD players exist that let the viewer take full advantage of the nonlinear properties of the DVD media? Can any of the available players ignore the directives embedded on-disk to disable certain controls at particular times?"

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  1. 20secs with no post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i guess i get this one

  2. WooHoo - A first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yay!

  3. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    F-fucking-P

  4. wow i'm not getting first post anymore by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ok so i totally could have gotten first post, but this is fucking dumb, i couldnt type gibberish in to get it, wow i feel like an ass, fuck you slashdot fuck you

    -dan

  5. Jews own Disney, control RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Have you ever noticed how the Jews are at the forefront of those trying to restrict our rights. Know your enemy. Study this list of Jews trying to destroy your freedom:
    • Eisner
    • Rosen
    • Coble
    • Berman
    • Redstone
    The Jews never create anything. They are the parasites who wedge themselves between the producer and the consumer. The Jew takes a slice of every pie that passes by. What the Jew hates is that the Internet is cutting him off from his host. The artists can now distribute directly to their fans. The Internet has made the Jew irrelevant. So the Jew tries to buy the politician to do his bidding. The Jew tries to get bought politicians to pass bogus regulations in order to maintain Jew hegemony over the consumer.

    Listen and learn about the Jew in this mp3.

    Who Rules America?

    1. Re:Jews own Disney, control RIAA by Bush+Pig · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Fucking what ??? Are you insane, or is this just a joke? If so, I don't get it, so could you explain it to me?

      --
      What a long, strange trip it's been.
    2. Re:Jews own Disney, control RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Remember Hamas is was originaly funded by israel in a plan to weaken the palestinian authority in a divide and conquer scheme, now hamas makes a perfect excuse for continued occupation becuase of their martyrdom operations. The truth is suicide bombers kill less jews than car accidents, the sharon government has seen this as an acceptable price to pay for the ongoing conquest of arab land.

      Now that the jews have cemented their control of palestinian land through illegal settlments they have decided to move on to america.

      Remember this: when you buy disney you are supporting apartheid.

  6. What a lame question... by SomeOtherGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dear Slashdot...I just turned 16 and I really need to find a road that does not have speed limit signs.

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    (+1 Funny) only if I laugh out loud.
  7. aaa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The fucking autobhan, or even interstate 5. Dude, I should punch you in your idiot face.

  8. Re:It's not the 12 seconds. . . by rmohr02 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I've always paid more than the minimum for my ISP.
    That's why I've always wondered why people pay more for AOL than all other dialup services when AOL has more ads than every other service.