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Windows Media 9 in Digital Theaters

Posted by michael on from the popup-ads-for-popcorn dept.

SpamJunkie writes "Feel like watching new releases in 7.1 surround sound with full digital video? It's coming, not with MPEG 4 but with Windows Media 9. Microsoft announced it is bringing Windows Media 9 to 177 screens in Landmark Theaters."

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  1. Re:WM9 Is a good codec by jeeptj · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    True, especially with support for resolutions up to 1080i. Could this be the start for widespread digital movies in north america? I sure as hell hope so! More info about NAB 2003 here.

  2. Re:Other potential hazards... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Neither Linux or OSX tries to port a built-in media player full of bugs and artifacts to the movie theater screen .

    WMP is much less buggy than most linux players such as XMMS or Xine.

  3. Re:Argh. by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your post began with "dunno about you, but..." and I knew immediately it would gleam no insight whatsoever.

    Obviously, you would demand your money back if the movie you watched "crashed," whether it was a computer system or an actual projector breaking down. Congratulations for being obvious.

    Your DVD idea is laughable since the resolutions of DVDs are not high enough for a massive screen. Though the originator of the thread deems it big enough for blue screens of death, which is sure to garner the positive reactions of many a crackhead moderator.

    The simple fact is that you just don't like that it is Windows Media 9. From Microsoft. If it were MPEG4, Quicktime, DivX, or any other non-Microsoft format, this entire thread wouldn't exist.

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    "Sufferin' succotash."