Re: Software DVD players

["Jeffrey W. Baker" <jwbaker@acm.org>]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Rick Macdonald wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a
> computer? It seems I'm better off in my comfy recliner chair or on the
> couch watching my 29 inch Panasonic GAOO then sitting at my desk in the
> den.

I watch DVDs on airplanes with my powerbook.  Yes the battery lasts that
long.  At home, I hook the powerbook up to a plasma display and watch
that.

DVD software on a computer gives me Freedom from

1) Forced advertisements
2) Forced FBI warnings
3) Navigational lock-outs
4) Region coding

-jwb