[vlc] Can vlc break your computer? NO!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Hello,

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 01:13:24PM +0100, PK wrote :
> Vishal, the people at HP are either incompetent or they are lying to you, 
> and anyone else who tells you that vlc can break a computer in any way is 
> also either incompetent or lying.  vlc can't harm your computer.  There 
> is no conceivable way that vlc can affect the speakers, display, 
> mainboard or other hardware; and frankly, it's ignorant to think this.
>
> vlc is like any other media application: you can adjust the audio to the  
> level you want.
>
> If a computer is designed so that its electronics deliver an amount of  
> electricity to the speakers that will break them, then that is faulty  
> design, and you should ask for a return of your money.  Normally this  
> should be simply impossible, and I have never heard of even a single case 
> where this happened.
>
> One of IBM's early desktop PCs was built so that software could actually  
> physically destroy its display electronics, but at least they didn't 
> blame their design problem on the customers!
>
> My personal guess is that somewhere in HP in your locale, someone is  
> looking for ways to avoid the cost of repairing their laptops.  But  
> whatever is happening in HP, it is a disgrace.
>
> This has nothing at all to do with vlc.

Thank you for this very nice post.

Best Regards,

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Jean-Baptiste Kempf
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