The DVD companies are a f**king rip off anyway - region encoding

being their take on global price fixing.

My housemate at the moment id renting DVDs of all his old videos from one of these DVD rental companies and copying them.

Posted By: phrankin on December 7th 2007 at 15:51:04

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Irritated to hell by this "Knockoff Nigel" campaign (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:25:19
- The DVD companies are a fucking rip off anyway - region encoding (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 7, 15:51:04
- why would anyone want to buy a knock off dvd? (General Chat) - Dave in France, Dec 7, 15:36:54
  - I have downloaded various clips of NCFC goals (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:41:48
    - Near DVD ?!!! (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 15:52:34
      - GOOD answer, ta Steve (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:56:42
        
        It's in yoof speak tech (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:02:47
        
        OG, here's how I did it... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:13:30
        
        Rude boy (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:17:40
        
        Yeah, but you just sound a little bit scared! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:21:41
        
        In fairness though Steve (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:16:04
        
        Whuff. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:20:56
        
        I say (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:17:02
        
        Right then. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:09:08
        
        Brilliant, thank you (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:16:16
        
        Aha - well if you download a free (legitimately free, don't get uppity) bit of software (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:19:52
        
        Or, if you have a laptop, get a S-video to SCART cable and watch it straight from (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:16:09
        
        Or that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:18:17
        
        I leanred a new word today, "frazil" (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:22:25
        
        Pub quiz trivia fodder that sort of thing. Committed to memory. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:24:09
        
        So the old queen was wrong to ask me if I wanted frazil in my martini (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:27:18
        
        Cor, taking a chance there. It could have easily been the latest soho slang for (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:32:58
        
        Yes, such as typing at a speed your port-sozzled fingers can cope with, for starters (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:05:11
        
        I have had an ickle drinky (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:06:48
    - yes it is (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 7, 15:48:13
    - You hent sin me, roight? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:46:51
      - What size is the file for decent quality please? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:47:51
        
        You can get a DVD rip and encoding of just the filum at about 750-800Mb (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:55:41
        
        TWO DAYS to download a film?? FFS! Shit the bed!! (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:05:15
        
        'Tisn't "out of action" at all - it can still do all the other stuff. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:11:35
        
        Same here, plus software (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:18:30
        
        aaaand, you can't use the phone for 2 days either!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:06:48
        
        Well, no, that's not true at all. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:09:54
        
        Who (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:12:11
        
        Uh. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:16:39
        
        Ta (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:59:29
        
        I'll do you a deal. A promise, more like. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:01:58
        
        My local DVD shop has opened a noodle take-away in it in an attempt to make money ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:04:32
        
        Don't they make a mess of your DVD player? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:05:44
        
        Sounds reasonable (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:04:12
        
        "Well officer, I only robs banks because the clerks are so useless" (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:03:56
        
        Bet you wont. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:02:44
        
        I bet they won't either. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:04:01
        
        And how long would that TAKE, anyway?? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:48:19
        
        He's not talking to us, is he? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:53:40
        
        ^^^ Up there, mongfaces. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:58:33
        
        What is the difference between that and nicking them off (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:50:26
        
        Quality can be ace (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 7, 15:52:17
        
        I agree, it would be downright immoral (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:52:12
        
        I know the feeling (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:55:28
        
        Suggy, I get the same attitude from the assistants in the Orange shop. I don't (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:07:42
        
        They don't with me - I'm young and have cool hair. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:12:47
        
        The Hoxton Fin is NOT cool (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:23:52
        
        That's only for very special occasions though. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:25:11
        
        I would have tendy hairstyle if it were possible. I've been thinking... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:31:36
        
        Live with it OG, it's fine when you get used to it - (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:54:19
    - I've borrowed a few that've been downloaded (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:43:16
  - I don't, no. Mind you, I did email (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:39:26
  - I do, but I bought a package with a download limit (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:39:13
- please dont.......... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 7, 15:32:55
  - With morals like his the question is rather (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:34:04
    - I'm very fond of ducks (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:36:26
      - Roast duck is a dish fit for the angels (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:43:35
      - you should start a facebook group with brom (General Chat) - Dave in France, Dec 7, 15:38:41
        
        I've never eaten any of the three (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:40:47
        
        Octopus and Skate are fine - draw the line at horse though (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:44:57
    - i like 'em........... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 7, 15:35:40
- you may as well just stick the needle in their arm whilst you're paying (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:28:09
- Neee nah, neee nah, neee nah (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:26:58
  - Bit tetchy Gittie? The purple ermine was tutted-at, was it? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:28:46
    - Yup (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:32:15
      - Er, yes, I did read it, hence the response (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:35:10
        
        Bastard (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:39:23
        
        (prolonged chuckle) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:41:43
  - Do you know what he's on abart then OG? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:27:31
    - yer tiz (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:30:52
      - DON'T CLICK THAT LINK (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:31:19
        
        It's been on the radio a lot lately (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:33:44
        
        there's an ad at the mo that has me in the giggles, it's for a pen (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:35:52
        
        here we go, genius!!!!! (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:38:05
    - HE'S A CRIMINAL (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:30:35
      - Ah, never seen the ad I must admit. Still, I very, very rarely (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:38:19
        
        Do you have a DVD player? (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:40:14
        
        I do and I do. I just borrow them or get them from (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:43:41
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:33:13
      - Well - you'd know. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:31:36
        
        Missed that thread, then. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:32:41
- Pardon? Run that one by us again (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:26:58

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