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DVD player turn over is about two years.
According to the consumer electronics industry people replace their DVD players on an average of about two years.

Being able to burn a DVD from Windows Media Player, Movie Maker, or MS Video encoder and play it on a standard DVD is a great thing. After all, look how wonderful it was with the Mac...
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Oh joy  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Buwahahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Bwahahah..no  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Because I enjoy spanking you little one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
noax, go to bed little one  hipparchus | 02/27/04
DVD player turn over is about two years.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
I use Windows Movie Maker, I just don't get the link with WM9 codec  hipparchus | 02/27/04
IT's the only codec supported..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
only codec supported by windows media player etc  hipparchus | 02/27/04
But, it's easy and already there.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
barking up trees - I make my own movies with Windows Movie Maker too  hipparchus | 02/27/04
m$ on every stained toilet paper (nt)  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
You're old player won't work for HD anyway  tomaras@... | 02/28/04
Correction-  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
bitty's head rears again  zd-spam | 02/27/04
Good thing you jumped in...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
No_Ax  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
They're Really Sweet  Carl Taute | 02/28/04
Champs?  michael-t | 02/27/04
I used the term for bobby. Don't want to confuse him.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
I know you admire me, but no reason to customize yer posts for mwa  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Money for Microsoft:You must buy Win-XP!  David Mohring | 02/27/04
Re:  acetroubleshooter | 02/27/04
wrong  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
MS not a monopoly ???  amar_t@... | 02/29/04
Did you actually read the article?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
Congratulations!  Fred Flintsone | 02/28/04
Not even close!  Spoon Jabber | 03/01/04
Why?  Mace Moneta | 02/27/04
Open standards  pschroeder@... | 02/27/04
what do you mean "DVD Producers can choose" (On-VP3 is free)  hipparchus | 02/27/04
choices  pschroeder@... | 02/28/04
formats should be open  ryusen | 02/27/04
And if you had read the article....  Stewart Cannon | 02/27/04
And if you had been awake for the last fifteen years..  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Locked in DVD??? Buwahahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Nice try  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
I see you know nothing about this subject too.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Except-  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
DRM is not open  keel | 02/27/04
Another misconception.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
hahaha  V Sanders | 02/27/04
ms media pc is ready - check it out  V Sanders | 02/27/04
what technical advantage?  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Just because you don't, doesn't mean I don't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
care to share your.... wisdom?  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Certainly, just because your so nice about it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
sorry annoyed by bwahahahaing  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Good business is where you find it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
There actually IS some financial interest here for MS  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
Sorry, I can't help laughing at bobby.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Hey, don't make yourself look like an idiot in the process though  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Not to worry, everyone laughs at you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
everyone lau..uh ok..that's what "everyone" was thinking  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Bit look like an idiot?  middle of nowhere | 02/27/04
There are advantages for high-capacity DVDs  michael-t | 02/27/04
How about, easy to use?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
I can do that from my WinXP machine now and no WM9 codec in my DVDplayer  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Really, I don't think so...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
so the great thing is just not having to install windvd creator  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Windows Media PC.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
People Buy Those?  nucrash | 02/27/04
Quite true  TWRX | 02/27/04
nucrash, Yes, in fact several million so far.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
What are you talking aobut  randomletter | 03/01/04
Easy to use  TWRX | 02/27/04
Easy to use?  middle of nowhere | 02/27/04
windows doesn't have this capability yet  hipparchus | 02/28/04
You need to look at a MS Media Center PC  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
HD-DVD is a new and necessary technology  edufx | 02/29/04
International  michael-t | 02/27/04
Horse hockey, where do you folks get this stuff?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Whatever Bit--reality check  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Pardon me, I have to go deposit some money in the bank.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
Let me help you little one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
OK  TWRX | 02/27/04
"Real" Officesuites??  rock06r | 02/28/04
The Munich thing is a disaster.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
bitty's intelligence is inversely proportional to his shilling for MS  zd-spam | 02/27/04
How many pounds does software weigh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Time to resume  michael-t | 02/27/04
Standards  middle of nowhere | 02/27/04
Almost true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Standards are slippery  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
I just had a thought, good way to harm Linux.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
there was some previous zdnet story about porting wm9 codec to linux  hipparchus | 02/27/04
I'll believe it when it happens.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
ok I'm making a $45 dvd player  hipparchus | 02/27/04
But your opinion, (or mine) doesn't matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
my opinion  hipparchus | 02/28/04
and thanks for the discussion  hipparchus | 02/28/04
OOPS!  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
Or to put it anpother way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04
You'd better hurry  zd-spam | 02/27/04
Another one that can't see the writing on the wall.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Slow down there, No_Ax  RedHat9User | 02/28/04
Redhat, have you seen the numbers for Halo PC?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
halo pc  hipparchus | 02/29/04
RE: halo pc  CobraA1 | 02/29/04
So how much does it really cost you ask.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
VC9 will be on all HD-DVD players  hipparchus | 02/29/04
dvd codecs  pschroeder@... | 02/29/04
I know because MS posts the prices on their web site.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
oof peter you got me with that one  hipparchus | 02/29/04
Message has been deleted.  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
How many times?  zd-spam | 02/27/04
You can license the codec for Linux  rg807 | 02/27/04
Try again, I see nothing concerning Linux at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Read the license again moron  rg807 | 02/28/04
Also  rg807 | 02/28/04
Also again, you MUST buy a LICENSE.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Moron? Is your mother here?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
No just you bit...  bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04
This is getting silly - Bit's right.  Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04
To Fred  bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04
No_Ax, why would you want to harm Linux? Look what it is doing to TCO...  Plain Logic | 02/27/04
I don't, I really don't care.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Get Microsoft out of my life  iKenny | 02/27/04
BOOYAH!!!  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
iSee  iIndigo | 02/28/04
What You Goofs Don't Realize  nikoli | 02/29/04
Read this....  iKenny | 02/29/04
Let's get something straight...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/27/04
Exactly right. It will NOT be open sourced.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
So you are a codec expert?  rg807 | 02/28/04
Well, as you asked...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
I think DeCSS is legal in many countries  hipparchus | 02/29/04
Umm  CobraA1 | 02/29/04
I think you're confused.  Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04
Where ARE you people shopping? Also, DeCSS and 321...  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
Exactly right bit  bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04
I think Im going to be sick  ParadigmOdyssey | 02/28/04
BAD! BAD! BAD!!!  BitTwiddler | 02/28/04
Why?  rg807 | 02/28/04
please read the article again  pschroeder@... | 02/29/04
Did you even see a clue when you read the article?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Did you even have a clue ...  bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04
Perhaps you don't  Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04
And again Fred...  bitty_has_no_clue | 03/01/04
Ever been to a WiFi McDonald's?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
Real OSes  iIndigo | 02/28/04
please read the article again  pschroeder@... | 02/29/04
In the future I see...  B_HI | 02/29/04
Do not let them do it  nograin | 03/01/04
please read the article again  pschroeder@... | 03/01/04
Kind of a steamroller affect  AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04
not necessarily  pschroeder@... | 03/01/04
Will they replace the FBI Warning...  Tammee | 03/02/04
Who really cares? Unless.....  jinxjeebs | 06/06/04

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