i see that slysoft is promoting the latest version of AnyDVD as having the ability to overcome the encryption from legally downloaded movies from sites such as cinemanow. i have looked at such sites but haven't joined any yet. does anyone have any experience using AnyDVD with these legal movie download sites? if so i would appreciate a brief description of the software and specific steps of backing up the download (i'm quite familiar with backing up hard copies... maybe it is the same. just wondering what format it is in when downloaded...). also any comments about the quality of the movies when watched on the standalone dvd player. thanks!
I do not. However, if you are considering joining, also consider that the burning software is most likely spyware, by necessity, and it is easy froma programming standpoint to check for the presence of AnyDVD or other such software and report that fact. Also, consider their weak privacy policy in general, e.g.
Quote:When you make use of our services, we do obtain a bit more info about you. For instance, we keep track of what films you watch. We do this so that we can send you information about other films that we think you would enjoy. We also keep track of how much time you spend on our site, what parts of our site you visit, where you came from (as in which site you were at before coming to CinemaNow) and what site you go to when you leave CinemaNow. We also obtain automatic information from your computer such as know what kind of a browser you use, what type of an operating system your computer uses, your IP address and other information regarding your computer system.
The other thing you should know is that we have advertisements on our site. The company that serves the ads uses "cookie" technology. A "cookie" (we're going to stop putting that word in quotes from now on) is a small file that is placed on your computer and uniquely identifies your computer to the ad server that reads it. The cookie doesn't identify you as a person, it only your computer.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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