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Peacekeeper100

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The news had a story about hollywood wanting to put a limit on how many times you can view a DVD. Has anyone heard of this. I missed the actually story.

I think if they do this I will go back to VHS. Either that or they better start charging $5 per movie.
 
RossMAN

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It's called DIVX which was strongly supported by Circuit City and it's DEAD.
 
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dakata24

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wasn't that called Divx that circuit city was promoting way back when DVD's just came out?
 
pyonir

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That is just crazy! I have no idea what the hell you are talking about...there is no way that can be done.






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MaxDSP

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If he's talking abou a recent news story, then it's not about DivX. Its a bill introduced by someone that would give a customer a certain number of movie views after which it will be unplayable unless you pay again. The movie industry is becoming more like the RIAA by pulling all this cockamamie bullsh!t

I saw a thread about this on dvdtalk.com, but dont have a link to it
 
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diskop

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Originally posted by: BigJohnKC
Wasn't George Lucas a strong supporter of DIVX?
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Lucas was a strong supporter of Star Wars movies, and we saw how that turned out. ;)
 
ViRGE

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I belive they might be talking about a chemical process on the DVD. After so many reads over a sector, it deteriates to the point its unreadable.
 
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diskop

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
I belive they might be talking about a chemical process on the DVD. After so many reads over a sector, it deteriates to the point its unreadable.
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Don't think it'll receive much support.
 
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luv2chill

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Hey dude, you're thinking of this thing called DIVX from back in the day. Not DVD, DIVX.

I just wanted to be the seventh (!!!!) :D

l2c
 
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FatAlbo

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Originally posted by: diskop
Originally posted by: ViRGE
I belive they might be talking about a chemical process on the DVD. After so many reads over a sector, it deteriates to the point its unreadable.
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Don't think it'll receive much support.
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Man, that would suck, especially for pr0n movies. Not that I would know much about pr0n viewing habits...:eek:;)
 
BillGates

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
I belive they might be talking about a chemical process on the DVD. After so many reads over a sector, it deteriates to the point its unreadable.
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Just use your new DVD burner that are getting cheaper and cheaper, and faster... Copy it, and just watch the burned copy, only one read over any given sector, heh.

 
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crypticlogin

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Either that or they better start charging $5 per movie
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$5 is my price point to watch a movie (say) 5 times spread out over infinity, i.e. I don't have to watch everything within a few days (which IMHO, was the worst part of the DIVX scheme.. wasn' t it 3 days?), AND I don't have to tell someone each and every time I decide to watch it. I'd be more than happy to shell out "full" price for an infinite play version if I really liked it after going through the same movie five times but damnit, let me pick when I use my limited views without someone holding my hand along the way!
 
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