[vlc] Play a DVD over LAN via shared drive?

[Boris Dores]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 12:33:41PM (GMT-0500), Scott Matthews wrote:
> Correct me if I misunderstand -- but doesn't VLC already overcome encryption
> to play "local" DVDs?
> 
> If so, is there something different about playing a DVD from a shared
> network drive that makes it impossible for VLC to still overcome the same
> encryption that it can handle from a local drive?

  Yes, as Jean-Paul rightfully pointed out, it needs access to the
hardware.

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Boris Dorès