DVD Bush 2039

[The Robman]

Just in case you didn't understand my last comment. The people who hand out NEC device codes have assigned device code 0 as a "test" code that doesn't need to be licensed. Therefore, just about every cheap DVD player that shows up seems to use this very same device code.

If some DVD enthusiast starts buying up all the cheap DVD players that he can find and then expects to be able to work them all in the same location, he'll have a big surprise waiting for him, because the PLAY button on one player will be the EJECT button on another, and the ANGLE button on yet another.

John Fine has even started putting a spreadsheet together that attempts to cross-reference all the NEC1-dev0 players that we know about.

Even though the majority of our members are Stateside, we've got quite a few Europeans hanging around (as the Stranglers used to say). That's why most of the European remotes are already supported.

[underquark]

Just in case you didn't understand my last comment. The people who hand out NEC device codes have assigned device code 0 as a "test" code that doesn't need to be licensed. Therefore, just about every cheap DVD player that shows up seems to use this very same device code.

There are 151 operations to treat bunions (something I do in my spare time when I'm not playing with remotes) and this implies that we haven't really found the perfect procedure yet. Is it the same case with codes?

If some DVD enthusiast starts buying up all the cheap DVD players that he can find and then expects to be able to work them all in the same location, he'll have a big surprise waiting for him, because the PLAY button on one player will be the EJECT button on another, and the ANGLE button on yet another.

Interesting - if slightly disturbing - picture comes to mind. Perhaps devices in future will be assigned a unique number much like the MAC codes for computer network cards and this code will precede each EFC?

John Fine has even started putting a spreadsheet together that attempts to cross-reference all the NEC1-dev0 players that we know about.

Interesting - if slightly disturbing - picture comes to mind.

Even though the majority of our members are Stateside, we've got quite a few Europeans hanging around (as the Stranglers used to say). That's why most of the European remotes are already supported.

I can think of a lot worse places to be (like down in the streets or down in the sewer or even on the end of a skewer). There's a million of 'em selling and the buyers can be found.

Getting way too obscure and late here now (22:44 BST) so hasta luego!

[The Robman]

I can think of a lot worse places to be (like down in the streets or down in the sewer or even on the end of a skewer). There's a million of 'em selling and the buyers can be found!

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna make love to a water rat ot two, and breed a family. They'll be called the Survivors, you know why (why?), coz' they're gonna survive-vive-vive...

[The Robman]

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