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I think it's obvious that 'Home Cinema' has been greatly enhanced by the introduction of DVD as a film format, but I think it's a bad idea to promote PC's as a viable platform for watching DVD's on.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea for PC's to have DVD instead of CD drives (for DVD-ROM's), but from my experiences it's very un-enjoyable watching a DVD movie on my computer. This may just be because of my DVD software or PC, but even so, it's just not what film is all about. While VHS is no compromise to watching on the big screen in a cinema, watching DVD's on a computer is even worse than VHS as far as I'm concerned.
I was watching The Beach on my PC the other night, and I had to pull my sofa half-way across the room, turn the lights off and cover my desk to hide all the lights on my PC just to be able to watch it in any comfort. And when I finally started it, I had to fumble around with the controls and restart my computer mid-film as my computer crashed. That's not how I want to watch films.
This is why I've decided to invest in a proper DVD player (from Special Reserve in fact) for my TV which, although being smaller than my monitor, is a much better option (I hope). I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone is happy watching DVD's on their computer and what techniques you have for 'enhancing the experience'.
Stephen Cole.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea for PC's to have DVD instead of CD drives (for DVD-ROM's), but from my experiences it's very un-enjoyable watching a DVD movie on my computer. This may just be because of my DVD software or PC, but even so, it's just not what film is all about. While VHS is no compromise to watching on the big screen in a cinema, watching DVD's on a computer is even worse than VHS as far as I'm concerned.
I was watching The Beach on my PC the other night, and I had to pull my sofa half-way across the room, turn the lights off and cover my desk to hide all the lights on my PC just to be able to watch it in any comfort. And when I finally started it, I had to fumble around with the controls and restart my computer mid-film as my computer crashed. That's not how I want to watch films.
This is why I've decided to invest in a proper DVD player (from Special Reserve in fact) for my TV which, although being smaller than my monitor, is a much better option (I hope). I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone is happy watching DVD's on their computer and what techniques you have for 'enhancing the experience'.
Stephen Cole.
I think it's obvious that 'Home Cinema' has been greatly enhanced by the introduction of DVD as a film format, but I think it's a bad idea to promote PC's as a viable platform for watching DVD's on.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea for PC's to have DVD instead of CD drives (for DVD-ROM's), but from my experiences it's very un-enjoyable watching a DVD movie on my computer. This may just be because of my DVD software or PC, but even so, it's just not what film is all about. While VHS is no compromise to watching on the big screen in a cinema, watching DVD's on a computer is even worse than VHS as far as I'm concerned.
I was watching The Beach on my PC the other night, and I had to pull my sofa half-way across the room, turn the lights off and cover my desk to hide all the lights on my PC just to be able to watch it in any comfort. And when I finally started it, I had to fumble around with the controls and restart my computer mid-film as my computer crashed. That's not how I want to watch films.
This is why I've decided to invest in a proper DVD player (from Special Reserve in fact) for my TV which, although being smaller than my monitor, is a much better option (I hope). I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone is happy watching DVD's on their computer and what techniques you have for 'enhancing the experience'.
Stephen Cole.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea for PC's to have DVD instead of CD drives (for DVD-ROM's), but from my experiences it's very un-enjoyable watching a DVD movie on my computer. This may just be because of my DVD software or PC, but even so, it's just not what film is all about. While VHS is no compromise to watching on the big screen in a cinema, watching DVD's on a computer is even worse than VHS as far as I'm concerned.
I was watching The Beach on my PC the other night, and I had to pull my sofa half-way across the room, turn the lights off and cover my desk to hide all the lights on my PC just to be able to watch it in any comfort. And when I finally started it, I had to fumble around with the controls and restart my computer mid-film as my computer crashed. That's not how I want to watch films.
This is why I've decided to invest in a proper DVD player (from Special Reserve in fact) for my TV which, although being smaller than my monitor, is a much better option (I hope). I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone is happy watching DVD's on their computer and what techniques you have for 'enhancing the experience'.
Stephen Cole.