A way around forced viewing of FBI warning and previews?

[BernardP]

I am just about to buy my first DVD player and have just realized something...

Are commercial DVDs encoded so that one has to sit through the FBI warning (and previews), without being able to fast-scan to the beginning of the movie?

Are there some players that ignore those restrictions and others that dutifully force you to watch 10 to 15 minutes of warnings, previews and even ads?

I will be choosing between the Panasonic S35 and the JVC N40/N44. Any comments regarding this "feature" on those players?

Thanks

[rvl123]

Hi,

In my Toshiba and PS2, it allows you to skip by pressing either chapter forward or menu on the remote.

I think it's more about how the DVD is authored than what kind of player you own.

Hope this helps.

[TBoneit]

My system of getting around the forced content costs me approx $2.00.
Plus of course the cost of the drive spread out over many disks. I'vew built up a decent library of DVB Sat TV quality DVDs. Not the best bitrate of course but I don't loose anything converting B4 burning the DVD. I know the bitrate is a bit low when I can 2 x 1.5 hr movies and a TV show on 1 DVD with no conversion. But then they are using Pro level MPEG2 converters at the uplink centers. FWIW I can buy a 4 format drive nowdays under $200.


I copy the DVD and that seems to clear the restrictions. I spend the money simply because I can't stand advertising, That's why I have PVRs for all the TVs. I can't stand to watch live anymore!

After I copy I can just hit the menu button on the Sony remote when the disk starts to play and go to the menu. That's one reason I don't really rent DVDs, Video tapes I cab FF thru the BS. As a matter of Info I even watched my shows delayed before PVRs became available on Tape just so I could skip commercials.

[handyguy]

I use a dvd recorder. I wait for the commericals & stuff to clear then I push record. When I play it back, no commercials, etc.

[BJ_M]

go get a beer and have a smoke ...

[BernardP]

I like rvl123's solution, as it would apply to my usual rental habits.
Does the Chapter or Menu trick generally work on all players?

Thanks

[jimkis]

It depends on the DVD and the way it was authored. On some, you can get past the warnings by hitting the "Next" button. Or the Fast Forward button. Sometimes, you can hit "Menu" and it will bypass. But on a lot of them, you just have to watch them -- in case you somehow missed the warning on all the other tapes and DVDs you've seen.
(A side note: I think it's funny how companies putting out cheap public domain titles that they ripped off from other companies put a warning on their DVDs too!)

[edplayer]

close your eyes?

[BJ_M]

close your eyes?

if you close your eyes while doing my suggestion also (getting a beer and having a smoke) - you may trip over the cat and light the couch on fire.

[Styro]

The Panasonic S35 is a great little player - plays all types of DVD media and great feature set - it will not allow skipping over forced play video.

In all the backup dvds that I make I do not copy the FBI, Interpol, Ratings Board, and/or studio commercial stuff. I either don't copy it, or I fudge with some of the internals to skip those items.

I hate all this crazy advertising nonsense going on today. Hopefully I'll be able to afford a Tivo before the next tv season starts.

-- Styro