For those of you with home theaters, beware......

okiepolkie
okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
edited November 2006 in The Clubhouse
This is very disturbing. I don't expect anything will actually every come of it, but the premise behind this is boarderline ridiculous. Greed is the only thing that comes to mind.

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regulations.html
Tschüss
Zach
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited November 2006
    Dude, come on, that's a spoof site, but it is funny...
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited November 2006
    It is quite funny.

    "Just because you buy a DVD doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch."

    LOL!

    Ron, who do you think you are having all that nice gear and having friends over without charging? :D
    No excuses!
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited November 2006
    I found it from another site, and didn't check into it much. However, I wouldn't rule something like this out in the future.....
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2006
    "Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited November 2006
    Don't worry guys as long as you don't have comfortable chairs your alright.

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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited November 2006
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    Don't worry guys as long as you don't have comfortable chairs your alright.

    Mike
    Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2006
    No! No! Not the comfy chair!
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2006
    Don't worry...no one will have to pay any fine after this initiative is in effect:

    http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/03/mpaa_piracy.html
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2006
    This one is even more funny:

    http://www.bbspot.com/News/2003/05/self_destruct.html
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2006
    Wait, I thought pirates did the raiding and destruction thing, not the other way around?

    I heard that Ethan Hunt helped patent the software for the self destructive DVDs.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2006
    If Blue ray starts to tank than Sony might actually do this to their HD DVD discs.
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited November 2006
    You'd think Sony would have learned its lesson with Beta .vs. VHS ...
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2006
    PolkWannabie wrote:
    You'd think Sony would have learned its lesson with Beta .vs. VHS ...
    and SACD vs DVD-A.Yes you would think they would learn but...:D
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2006
    Selling leather couches, adding plastic lawn chairs. ;)

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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited November 2006
    I owe them a lot of $$$$!
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Deadof_knight
    Deadof_knight Posts: 980
    edited November 2006
    HAHAHA ,

    I only have 1 comfortable chair and its the sweet spot. but you can always sit on the love seat.
    :cool: " He who dies with the most equipment wins Right ? "

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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    I suspect discs with limited play will be tried, maybe play one time and your done, of course for some movies this might be a good thing. Fortunately, at this point I doubt the idea will fly. But if you could get the cost low enough say 1.50 at today's market it would be less than PPV and possibly worth someone's time to go buy them.

    RT1
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited November 2006
    GV#27 wrote:
    and SACD vs DVD-A.Yes you would think they would learn but...:D

    Add Minidisc to the list.....
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited November 2006
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    I suspect discs with limited play will be tried, maybe play one time and your done, of course for some movies this might be a good thing. Fortunately, at this point I doubt the idea will fly. But if you could get the cost low enough say 1.50 at today's market it would be less than PPV and possibly worth someone's time to go buy them.

    RT1


    Remember Circuit City and DIVX? Buy the disc and pay to play. Worked real well....NOT!

    EFF that!

    Now you have Walmart wanting to phase out DVD's and go the way of downloading movies. Apparently Walmart accounts for 40% of all DVD's sold.

    Please, will they leave a good thing alone.

    John
    No excuses!
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited November 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    No! No! Not the comfy chair!
    Would you prefer a poin-ted stick? My brain hurts!!! ;):D
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2006
    Just not the fluffy pillows, ok?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    Strong Bad wrote:
    Remember Circuit City and DIVX? Buy the disc and pay to play. Worked real well....NOT!
    John

    Yes, John I thought someone had tried some kind of thing like it a ways back, I think it was time consuming and not really a value cost wise when they tried it.

    Make sure you include registering the theater in your car (dont hummers have 30" screens) cuz its got comfy seats, so comfy when I was younger I missed entire movies, but only when I was really lucky.

    This "law" aint happening.

    RT1
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