Re: [dvd-discuss] Macrovision and DMCA

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

Planned obsolecense or planned lifetime. When I bought my first VCR in '85 
my brother warned me about buying cheap tape since as it self destructs it 
destroys the VCR too.....presumabley not only does Disney use cheap tape 
but the VCR makers probably love it too because your VCR gets trashed too.




"John Zulauf" <johnzu@ia.nsc.com>
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I was at the Real Networks conference (and presented!) this week a one
of the panelist claimed that Disney resisted DVD because they liked the
repeat business VHS distribution brings.

Dean Sanchez wrote:
> 
> I was trying to repair a Disney VHS that was partially eaten by the tape
> player yesterday.  Actually, I was copying the good sections from the
> original to a better quality new tape to make a tape that was viewable
> because I don't have a tape splicer to cut out the damaged sections.  If
> you have young children and allow them to watch Disney movies, you will
> know that Disney VHS tapes are notorious for being low quality.  I've
> had to do this a number of times for different Disney tapes.  After 10
> plays or so, the quality of the video starts deteriorating quickly.

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