[ltp] DVD Movie on T30 w/o AC

[Tino Keitel]

On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 01:21:34 -0400, Bjorn Knutsson wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2002 21:29, Jean-Sebastien Morisset wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
> > 
> > My wife and I are going on vacation in a few weeks (can't wait!) and I'm
> > bringing my laptop with us to download our dive profiles and digital
> > pictures.
> > 
> > Anyway, a nice bonus would be to use the laptop during our flights to
> > watch a movie. I haven't tested it yet, but I expect the battery won't
> > last the necessary 2-3 hrs (mpeg decoding, dvd drive access, and lcd
> > combined must suck a lot of juice).
> 
> My laptop gets 2 hours, and with most movies being less than two
> hours, especially if you're willing to fast forward through credits,
> you should be fine. However, if you were planning to watch DVDs while
> flying, you should be aware most airlines take exception to the use of
> CD/DVD-players at any time. (Like cellphones.)
> 
> (And the MPAA would like you to think there is no legitimate use for
> DVD-ripping software...)

I had the same idea: use a DVD ripper software to copy the movies to
the hard disk. This way, the DVD drive doesn't consume power during
playback.

Regards,
Tino

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