Comments on: distantDVD now with movie trailers! http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/14/distantdvd-now-with-movie-trailers/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:50:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/14/distantdvd-now-with-movie-trailers/#comment-592 Tom Mon, 22 May 2006 12:36:16 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=149#comment-592 The xml feed distantDVD uses is... http://www.apple.com/trailers/home/xml/current.xml Trailers are fairly low res, for quicker download times and hopefully 'instant on' for most people. A choice of resolutions is something I'll look into. Thanks for all the feedback :) Tom The xml feed distantDVD uses is…

http://www.apple.com/trailers/home/xml/current.xml

Trailers are fairly low res, for quicker download times and hopefully ‘instant on’ for most people. A choice of resolutions is something I’ll look into.

Thanks for all the feedback :)
Tom

]]> By: B.Greenway http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/14/distantdvd-now-with-movie-trailers/#comment-591 B.Greenway Thu, 18 May 2006 23:15:37 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=149#comment-591 Basicaly you click ‘Trailers’ and then click on the one you want to see, that’s pretty much it. The trailers it grabs aren’t super high resolution, this is more of an immediate see it now type of thing. Trailers of that size would take a while to load in. Overall they look “good” but certainly not HD. Although I see no reason Tom couldn’t work in access to those HD trailers as well. Front row and MediaCentral on the other will give you resolution options but as FrontRow doesn’t do VIDEO_TS files and MediaCentral is overall less stable than didstantDVD, I ultimately settled on distantDVD. Basicaly you click ‘Trailers’ and then click on the one you want to see, that’s pretty much it.

The trailers it grabs aren’t super high resolution, this is more of an immediate see it now type of thing. Trailers of that size would take a while to load in. Overall they look “good” but certainly not HD. Although I see no reason Tom couldn’t work in access to those HD trailers as well.

Front row and MediaCentral on the other will give you resolution options but as FrontRow doesn’t do VIDEO_TS files and MediaCentral is overall less stable than didstantDVD, I ultimately settled on distantDVD.

]]> By: henning http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/14/distantdvd-now-with-movie-trailers/#comment-590 henning Thu, 18 May 2006 17:18:37 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=149#comment-590 <p>So how do you get movie trailers with this? Will it go to Apple's QuickTime site and download 1280 x 720 trailers for viewing?</p> <p>I ask because I'm getting a MacBook and might like to give this app a whirl. </p> So how do you get movie trailers with this? Will it go to Apple’s QuickTime site and download 1280 x 720 trailers for viewing?

I ask because I’m getting a MacBook and might like to give this app a whirl.

]]> By: rY. http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/14/distantdvd-now-with-movie-trailers/#comment-589 rY. Mon, 15 May 2006 16:58:21 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=149#comment-589 Yes, it's the missing link!! I'm just holding out for a "lo-rez" version, since I'm one of those poor shlubs who's still slumming it in standard-def with my mini. (I've submitted 640x480 as a feature request, too..) Yes, it’s the missing link!!

I’m just holding out for a “lo-rez” version, since I’m one of those poor shlubs who’s still slumming it in standard-def with my mini.

(I’ve submitted 640×480 as a feature request, too..)

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