--- Forwarded Message from [log in to unmask] --- >Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 09:53:43 -0600 >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: #6562 even more DVD questions >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ What is PowerDVD? Tom Browne --On Wednesday, March 6, 2002 9:06 AM -0500 LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:rr > --- Forwarded Message from Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:06:50 -0500 >> From: Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> >> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: even more DVD questions > > Hello, > I've been following the DVD discussions on this list (both those of > February '02 and Nov '00-April '01) and have > learned a great deal from many of you. However, I have a few more > questions that I haven't seen addressed and for > which I hope some of you have experiences that you can share. > > Background: We have 4 classrooms with instructor's stations (computers > w/DVD drives) and ceiling mounted data > projectors capable of playing PAL or NTSC. > > Fundamental question: Should we buy stand-alone DVD players or should we > use software players? Other than the > obvious additional cost of the stand-alone players, what are the pros > and cons? What do your faculty prefer and why? > > Secondary questions: > If you use software to play DVDs: > 1) Do software driven DVD players play PAL DVDs (I don't have any to > test with yet)? > 1a) If yes, does it detect the format automatically or will the > instructor have to change a setting? > 2) We have PowerDVD installed all over campus. My lab tech tells me > that it ignores region codes so that I won't even > have to worry about a software decoder or a hack to get it to work more > than 5 times with non-region 1 DVDs. Does > anyone out there have experience with this? > If you have a stand-alone player: > I've collected the make/model of several DVD players that are > region-free, play PAL and NTSC, and output an NTSC > signal. Now it comes down to price and ease of use/learning curve. > Assuming we can afford the price (big assumption, I know), what can you > tell me about ease of use? I'm interested in high faculty adopt-ability > and use factor rather than high geek factor. Is the remote control easy > to understand and use? Are the buttons on the panel easy to get to? > See? Understand? > > Thanks in advance. I so appreciate the breadth and depth of knowledge > on this list and the fact that so many are willing to take the time to > share what they know. > > Regards, > Carine Ullom > Director, Language Resource Center/ > Instructional Technology Specialist > Department of Modern Languages & Literatures > St. Lawrence University > Canton, NY 13617 > [log in to unmask] > 315-229-5857 (tel) __________________________ Thomas Browne Humanities Resource Center Macalester College [log in to unmask] 651-696-6336