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More Freedom for DVD Players?

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-look-now dept.

weopenlatest writes "According to this Wired article, the House just passed a bill allowing DVD players to skip through programming. While the article stressed using this ability for parental controls, it would seem like it would also apply to annoying previews and ads that load automatically. Could this be a step in the right direction towards uncrippled DVD players?"

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  1. big deal ! by croddy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    xine and mplayer have had this for years. pssshht

  2. Re:Classfication flags by koreaman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You can do it yourself, with the right hardware and software.

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  3. Re:Makes sense by koreaman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    DVD Decrypter + IFOEdit
    Takes 2 DVDs, but I really don't care about having to switch. IFOEdit is also hella user unfreindly, you need to know what you're doing to use it. You *could* get a dual-layer burner, but the media is way too expensive to be feasible yet.

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