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Parents who want to watch PG and R rated movies but can't may have a reason to rejoice! Courtesy of Slashdot, we are now learning about a new "Auto-Censoring" DVD player. This device, although not Pocket PC related, could be eventually since so many people like to view DVD movies on their Pocket PCs. RCA has developed a smut-free DVD player that removes sex, violence and profanity from the movies you watch without removing the interesting parts. "Wal-Mart, the country's mightiest retailer, is preparing to ship a $79 DVD player that automatically strips out potentially offensive content.
The gadget, made by French-owned RCA, aims to tap into mounting concern in the US about media standards.
But the self-censoring technology has run into protests from Hollywood."
If you knew how many DVD movies I've purchased but cannot watch simply because I have rugrats running around all the time, who might catch a glimpse of Arnold blowing up the Terminator or a similar type of scenario, you can probably understand how a device like this would be handy for me. What do you think?
I am going to take an opposite position... I have 4 kids and my fear is that parents will allow these type of devices to babysit their kids. You will still have suggestive scenes as well as scenes not intended for children. I am not sure sex, violance and profanity are as evil as people think, if they are experienced with parents around to help explain the situation.
But of course I am one who opposes sex education in school, saying it is the parent's job, opposes censorship of anytype.
The only person who this DVD player would be babysitting is me
Seriously, we gotta keep the stuff on G - PG, otherwise the kids will sneak up behind me and watch what I am watchintg...then they'll catch something scary like a scene from aliens and then it's nightmares for weeks.
I am going to take an opposite position... I have 4 kids and my fear is that parents will allow these type of devices to babysit their kids.
The parents who do that are already letting a device babysit their kids. There are several levels of filtering available and I (who edited Titanic by hand for my daughter several years ago just to cut 3 or 4 unnecessary minutes) would like to have had those options.
Common sense.
This is the reason I oppose censorship by the government or any agency, you will use the method best for your family and I will use the best for mine... We are both reasonable for ourselves and our families and less of a burden for the government.
I agree but this is not a government proposal or agency censorship. It is a pay service to be used or not at the discretion of the consumer. Having it available is not teaching in schools or government censorship. It is an available tool.
Apples and oranges.
The whole thing uses Clearplay which gives you a filter file for regular dvd's and a customizable BY YOU configuration of 14 levels of filtering for each category: graphic violence, sexual content and language. You can filter it anywhere from none to saturday morning cartoon. Your choice. You're chasing the wrong cause here. Doesn't take a PhD to figure this one out.
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