[P1] DVD region codes?

[Larry Kollar]

George Slusher wrote:

 > ... There was great resistance among
> the studios to DVDs because the quality is so good: they were afraid 
> that
> they would easily be copied. FWIW, the same reasoning applied to 
> digital
> camcorders. Ever notice that an 8mm digital tape only holds 1 hour,
> whereas an analog camcorder can record 2 hours on the SAME tape? The
> reason is simple: the studios didn't want people being able to copy a
> movie onto digital tape, so there was an agreement to limit the 
> capacity
> of a digital tape to 1 hour. (I don't know what the situation is with 
> the
> newer mini-DV camcorders.)

Most mini-DV cartridges are 60 minutes, although you can get 80-minute
tapes too. It would be a hassle if a spare tape didn't fit easily in 
your pocket.

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