Reply to: BBC DVDs: FFS

[TykeMerc]

Just set you DVD player for ALL regions, doesn't matter what region DVD I buy on ebay, they all play

Unfortunately a sizable miniority of DVD players (especially on laptops) can't be set to region free easily if at all.

Regions, trailers and looping menus are why when I buy a DVD I immediately rip it and remaster to lose the crap I don't want, it's not that hard to do and DVD blanks are cheap.

[Diver]

No one has yet mentioned the one mega-maddening DVD annoyance.

One which I feel absolves me from all guilt in pirating CDs and DVDs by the dozen, and makes me laugh while I do it:

REGION CODES

Just the words make me see red!

Just set you DVD player for ALL regions, doesn't matter what region DVD I buy on ebay, they all play

[OwlHoot]

No one has yet mentioned the one mega-maddening DVD annoyance.

One which I feel absolves me from all guilt in pirating CDs and DVDs by the dozen, and makes me laugh while I do it:

REGION CODES

Just the words make me see red!

[NickFitz]

My pet hates on DVDs are nothing as lame as looping music...

1)DVDs which play trailers for other films/shows when inserted.
2)Same as 1), but they try to prevent you skipping them - come on I paid for the damn thing! And this 'feature' makes DVDs worse than VHS
3)Stupid copyright warnings in 29 languages after an episode which can't be skipped... makes watching another episode a nightmare.

I want to plug in the DVD, and it immediate goes to the main menu screen. Sure let me see trailers - in fact why not default to them after 30s or something. But I paid, I want CONTROL!

Even more annoying is when it plays that damn "Movie piracy is STEALING!!!" film (with very loud music) - I bought the DVD dammit! Why are they having a go at me?

[d000hg]

My pet hates on DVDs are nothing as lame as looping music...

1)DVDs which play trailers for other films/shows when inserted.
2)Same as 1), but they try to prevent you skipping them - come on I paid for the damn thing! And this 'feature' makes DVDs worse than VHS
3)Stupid copyright warnings in 29 languages after an episode which can't be skipped... makes watching another episode a nightmare.

I want to plug in the DVD, and it immediate goes to the main menu screen. Sure let me see trailers - in fact why not default to them after 30s or something. But I paid, I want CONTROL!

[Platypus]

Personally I always "play all" on a dvd. Does that make me odd?

Two possible answers, because I always use "play all" too,

(1) You are not odd
(2) You are odd .................... but I'm as odd as you

On this occasion, I suspect (1) is the correct answer

[NickFitz]

NF, most of us have just about worked out the stop and go buttons on the remote.

What do they have to do with it? If I want to play the third episode on a disc then the stop and go buttons aren't going to help when "play all" is selected. They also aren't going to affect the music on the menu screen.

[BrilloPad]

Personally I always "play all" on a dvd. Does that make me odd?

[norrahe]

And don't get me started on CD jewel cases... I think it's Amazon/Play policy to send a broken one every time, either the retaining circle has broken into little pieces allowing the disk to float around and get scratched or one of the hinges has snapped off.

For a product thats sold a billion gazillion thats one... sorry two major design faults.

They probably keep sending the same disc back to you, just for the hell of it.

[Diver]

You forgot sarcasm dear.

[Zippy]

We can't have the little lovelies taxing their brains now can we?

Womens brains aren't built for technical stuff. Just childmindin, cookin, cleanin and and seksual stuff innit

You forgot sarcasm dear.

[gingerjedi]

The only thing that irritates me about DVDs is naff quality clasps in some cases that don't readily release the DVD when lightly pressed, especially as it must be so easy to manufacture cases with sturdy practical clasps that work well. But sometimes one has to press so hard and tug at the DVD there must be a risk of damaging it.

And don't get me started on CD jewel cases... I think it's Amazon/Play policy to send a broken one every time, either the retaining circle has broken into little pieces allowing the disk to float around and get scratched or one of the hinges has snapped off.

For a product thats sold a billion gazillion thats one... sorry two major design faults.

[VectraMan]

The only thing that irritates me about DVDs is naff quality clasps in some cases that don't readily release the DVD when lightly pressed, especially as it must be so easy to manufacture cases with sturdy practical clasps that work well. But sometimes one has to press so hard and tug at the DVD there must be a risk of damaging it.

I know just what you mean. Sometimes you end up bending the disc to an alarming degree by pulling on it before it'll let go.

[OwlHoot]

The only thing that irritates me about DVDs is naff quality clasps in some cases that don't readily release the DVD when lightly pressed, especially as it must be so easy to manufacture cases with sturdy practical clasps that work well. But sometimes one has to press so hard and tug at the DVD there must be a risk of damaging it.

[Diver]

Quite right too. Using the Remote Control is Man's Work.

We can't have the little lovelies taxing their brains now can we?

Womens brains aren't built for technical stuff. Just childmindin, cookin, cleanin and and seksual stuff innit