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494545	2006-10-31 18:37:00	Yes, interesting that Windows media centre which I was using to play the CDs did not mention this, but the normal window is whatever player which I tried at one stage did. Otherwise I would have thought that the library was buying discs that were not from zone four. Come to think of it it must be, because it did cheerfully play some of the discs. Eventually.	Guerilla Surgeon (6848)
494546	2006-10-31 22:37:00	Well, zone 4 is us 'n oz etc. In spite of what they claimed were the original reasons for zones, I believe the zones were setup to protect theatres as movie releases in some countries were delayed for quite a while. If people could get movies from o'seas on DVD and see it 4 months before local cinema release, there would be a lot of bum-free-seats. With the sound levels on DVD's, the problem is possibly that they have a wider dynamic range than contemporary music, it allows them to have plenty of headroom for effects. In the home situation, where you set your volume at the beginning of the movie to allow you to hear the conversations above your neighbour's lawn mower, when the sound that would be quite loud in a quiet movie theatre happens, the home viewer gets a sound that drives his speakers clear off the shelf. Next sound is flushing. Audience participation?	R2x1 (4628)
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