If the machine removes duplicate frames that are actually supposed to be there, when this is done over and over again to gain 30 seconds, wouldn't this result in ultimately "fast-forwarding" the TV show?
Maybe its somewhat imperceptible, but removing frames and then playing whats left at the "regular" rate should mean that things should be happening faster in the program. Try and put a 3 hour movie into a 2 hour timeslot with this technology and I'd find it hard to believe that it wouldn't look like things are happening in fast-forward.
-Leshrac55
The thing is, while this is incredibly annoying, e-tailers have started doing this themselves without the companies help. Why? Because they can make a lot more money if they bundle in 2 or 3 shitty games that no one wants but still sell it at the normal price. For instance, you can get say, an XBox, 1 really good game, 2 games you're not interested in, a DVD remote, and say, a crappy DVD movie for $500. Add that all together and the actual retail value for the package is about $500. However, they've duped you into buying 2 games that they normally wouldn't have sold and a DVD that no one wants, and they make all the profit that they normally would make from selling those games.
This is how I bought my PS2 from Amazon.com. Luckily, certain retailers have very nice return policies and you can exchange games you don't want for games that you DO want.
For those pre-ordering, you're just going to have to deal with it. Whether Microsoft told them to do this or not, I can guarantee you they would've done it anyway.
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If the machine removes duplicate frames that are actually supposed to be there, when this is done over and over again to gain 30 seconds, wouldn't this result in ultimately "fast-forwarding" the TV show? Maybe its somewhat imperceptible, but removing frames and then playing whats left at the "regular" rate should mean that things should be happening faster in the program. Try and put a 3 hour movie into a 2 hour timeslot with this technology and I'd find it hard to believe that it wouldn't look like things are happening in fast-forward. -Leshrac55
For those pre-ordering, you're just going to have to deal with it. Whether Microsoft told them to do this or not, I can guarantee you they would've done it anyway.
-Leshrac