[mythtv-users] Blu-Ray player? Myth capable?

Mark Hutchinson mark at onnow.net
Mon Feb 25 18:26:06 UTC 2008


Fred Squires wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Brad DerManouelian
> <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>   
>> On Feb 25, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Brian Wood wrote:
>>
>>  > On Feb 25, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Mark Hutchinson wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >> Any one else have ideas?  Ways to convert etc....  I own these
>>  >> movies, I
>>  >> just want to see them in Myth.  I am even willing to convert in
>>  >> Windows
>>  >> to get this done first, then transfer.
>>  >
>>  > Actually you do not "own" those movies. You purchased a license to
>>  > view them under circumstances specified in that license (you did read
>>  > it, right?).
>>     
>
> I realize other people have already remarked on this I just wanted to
> add my 2 cents.
> When you buy a DVD you DO own the copy of the movie stored on that
> disk along with the disk itself.
> The things that restrict your use of that movie are Copywrite and the DMCA.
> I've never seen or heard of a license, "shrinkwrap" or otherwise, on a DVD.
> Of course, I'm not a lawyer so what do I know?
>
>   
What level of support for Blu-Ray does Mplayer have I wonder?  I read 
that mplayer svn is required to play ripped HD EVO files.


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