RadioDoc
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 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to sapo
Re: DVDs... meh
Yeah, I take a small portable DVD player with me and watch on that instead of the computer. Far longer battery life, better user interface, much smaller (helps on airplane tray tables) and much easier to carry.
And...much cheaper to replace when something happens to it while travelling.
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sapo
I eat meat
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Sacramento, CA
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc  :The "unnecessary crap" is the primary reason to get the DVD. The movies themselves are rarely that compelling. Who wants to drag around a computer to watch movies on, either? Whatever floats your boat... Do you drag around your DVD Player too? Its called a Media Center PC and you can get them special form factors but I wasnt hoping for that. I really would like an affordable Netflix Set-Top box thats simple enough for anyone to use and has all the Home Theater connectors.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| reply to RadioDoc
8mbps(8800kbps or ~1MegaByte per second) is the norm for Comcast "Gold" speeds.
1MB/sec x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 2.5(hours).... well, you see what I'm getting at. 
DVDs are nothing!
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RadioDoc
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| reply to sapo
The "unnecessary crap" is the primary reason to get the DVD. The movies themselves are rarely that compelling.
Who wants to drag around a computer to watch movies on, either?
Whatever floats your boat...
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sapo
I eat meat
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Sacramento, CA
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point? No it doesnt (in many cases), I can get that much in under 5 hours plus MPEG2 is nothing special anymore, look at the HD-DVD and Bluray video encoding technologies. Considering how Comcast is one of the larger ISPs in the nation there are a lot of people who can download at my speed and dont forget to mention the ISPs with similar speed. Hell, a 1mbps connection should be able to do it within 20 hours, that basically means you can get a full featured DVD9 movie every day (a lot of the time movies arent even 8.4 gB, not to mention you could strip out all the unnecessary crap like this) and you can stay on your ass the whole time. Also, a 1.4 to 2.0 gB XVID can also do the job fine with 5.1 sound if you dont need a 1080i/p picture.
Bring on the Netflix Set-top box.
Bleh whatever, my crap post I will leave.
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | reply to dadkins
Well, almost nobody has those speeds. Consider yourself lucky.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point? Not at 1MB/sec or higher.
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RadioDoc
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So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point?
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