>
> (specific to Region 1 DVD from Manga)
> A followup.  Manga finally confirms some defective discs were shipped:
> <http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=2767>
> "First off, Keith acknowledged that some of the DVDs were in fact
> defective and explains the actual defect. Of aproximately 70 000 End
> of Eva DVDs produced, one batch of about 5000 did not press correctly,
> resulting in the second layer being somewhat off-center. Depending on
> the DVD player, this resulted in anything from some minor skipping, to
> the second part of the DVD being completely unplayable."
>
-KD

Well thats sort of a releif. I was afraid someone was trying a new copy
protection sceme and that in about two years half the dvds wouldnt play on
our older players like is happening with the game and music cd's. Not that I
blame the media producers for trying to prevent theft, but sometimes they
just push too far outside the established media/equipment standards. Few
things alienate the honest consumer more than being expected to buy new gear
because Sony, Disney, and others can't stop the guy in China who's making
10,000 bootleg copys.
    My rant is complete, the soapbox is now available