 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | I must be getting older... I dropped cable a couple years ago out of frustration over the high fees and poor quality DVRs Comcast provided. Audio would frequently drop out every few seconds, and numerous trade-ins solved nothing.
Our media center PC receives OTA and I've found that I mostly watch PBS content. Heck, I even donated this year.
The HBO/Showtime series I'd like to watch (but refuse to pay a basic cable package for on top of the premium fees) are caught on Netflix 9 months later.
Of course, with Netflix now distributing DVDs that force us to watch 10 minutes of previews (skip and FF disabled) before the content, I'm just using my friend DVD Shrink when I get the disc, then watch it the way I want. This stupid decision by the studios promotes further piracy (why delete it once it is ripped), so it is their loss. |
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jheis
join:2008-12-13
Grandview, MO | Most DVD players have a button on the remote control labeled "Title" or "Disk Menu" or similar which will enable you to skip the DVD previews before watching the film. |
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SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | Not to be rude, but, No Duhhh!
These newer DVDs have those features locked-out so you can't skip the promotional materials. Even the FF button is disabled by the DVD programming. Really crappy idea. |
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jheis
join:2008-12-13
Grandview, MO | SLD: the feature has worked for every recent DVD I have received from Netflix. Perhaps you have a dumb DVD player or you are getting different DVDs to watch. |
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SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | Try renting the recent Sherlock Holmes - even the reviews on Netflix are populated with complaints. Here comes the "future"...
I've tried it on a number of DVD systems, including Windows 7 Media Center. |
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