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Computers can bite me
Jun. 25th, 2023 08:57 pmWe decided to watch a DVD. We have a DVD player, we have an old television, and we have a VCR player of not too dissimilar vintage from the DVD player. With some effort we were able to get the old TV to emit sound consistently and video inconsistently from the DVD. By inconsistent, I mean it played video for 10 seconds, and then cut out for 20. Corresponding sound was perfect.
So, I decided to use instead my monitor and my laptop, which does not have a DVD player, but we do have a USB DVD player that I could use.
Problem one: DVD player has 2 USB plugs, with a 5 inch cord between them. The manufacturer of my laptop decided to put the 2 USB ports on opposite sides of the computer so they're 12 inches apart. Fortunately, we have a USB extender. (Also, just for playing, it may not need both ports.)
Problem two: the DVD is old, and it comes with some software which says it will install on your Windows machine and allow you to watch the video. The software was written for Windows XP, and does not run on Windows 10.
Fortunately, I was able to download a player which does run on Windows 10 and does read these files, and so we will be able to watch the video.
ICYC, it's homework for my housemate who has never seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, and I want to go see the new Indiana Jones and the Money Hungry Movie Producer movie and she plans to tag along.
Now that we have the tech dealt with, we will watch it another day.
So, I decided to use instead my monitor and my laptop, which does not have a DVD player, but we do have a USB DVD player that I could use.
Problem one: DVD player has 2 USB plugs, with a 5 inch cord between them. The manufacturer of my laptop decided to put the 2 USB ports on opposite sides of the computer so they're 12 inches apart. Fortunately, we have a USB extender. (Also, just for playing, it may not need both ports.)
Problem two: the DVD is old, and it comes with some software which says it will install on your Windows machine and allow you to watch the video. The software was written for Windows XP, and does not run on Windows 10.
Fortunately, I was able to download a player which does run on Windows 10 and does read these files, and so we will be able to watch the video.
ICYC, it's homework for my housemate who has never seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, and I want to go see the new Indiana Jones and the Money Hungry Movie Producer movie and she plans to tag along.
Now that we have the tech dealt with, we will watch it another day.
