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DVD Playback In FreeBSD

Posted by timothy on from the hi-jack dept.

LiquidPC writes "ONLamp.com has a new article on DVD playback in FreeBSD. It goes over setting up your system for optimal DVD playback, and describes how to install and use many of the DVD players that are in the FreeBSD ports collection."

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  1. Re:Umm, this was pretty lame. (Whoops) by xA40D · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Mplayer works fine for me

    Ditto.

    Have you ever tried the ASCII codec?

    'tis a foolish thing, but funny.

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    Do you mind, your karma has just run over my dogma.
  2. Uhh, brainwashed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Since movies are released at different times in different areas of the world, region codes are used to discourage the sale of DVDs before a region's official release date.


    Uhh, please. That's just a nice bonus. The primary use of region codes is to have different prices in different markets.


    Almost all DVDs are encrypted to prevent users from creating illegal copies


    Right. The encryption has nothing to do with controlling the format and players to prevent people from using their legally bought DVDs the way they want to.

    I'm trying to figure out how someone who uses FreeBSD is stupid enough to fall for the MPAA's party line. Somebody enlighten me...