Re: Ideas needed for remote control of PC

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From: Serapax
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:43

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Fair enough, but what about the DivX movies and games?  What about those
overnight rentals that I didn't get time to watch so ripped em to the HDD
instead to watch the next night?  What about getting overseas-bought DVD's
to watch on my crippled region-locked standalone?

Besides, in a side by side comparison, in my opinion software decoding gives
noticeably better quality than a standalone DVD player anyway - I simply
don't see a standalone unit as a replacement for the PC equivalent.

Cheers!


"Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Serapax" <mka27@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > down the hall to the lounge.  It's a pain to run back and forth to
> > start/stop/pause etc, but the quality is great and this PC is a bit too
> > noisy to have in the lounge anyway.
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> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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> Here's a novel  idea...if you're looking for both convenience and
> reliability, buy a standalone DVD player. You can get a decent model for
> around $150, and they will throw in the remote at no extra charge.
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