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jonwoad
14-01-09, 15:45
Is it possible to get my pc to turn off after a DVD has finished?
alexnifty
14-01-09, 15:47
After its finished being written to? There's often an option in your burning software.

Or after its stopped playing a movie? No idea, but you might be able to set it to switch off when idle, that might work.
jonwoad
14-01-09, 15:48
after playing a dvd... I'm thinking of using spares to build a media centre for the bedroom as the dvd player as we have started misbehaving, and the tv we use is a monitor with built-in tuner.
coiler
14-01-09, 15:55
WTF!
jonwoad
14-01-09, 15:56
wot you wtfing at?
alexnifty
14-01-09, 15:58
after playing a dvd... I'm thinking of using spares to build a media centre for the bedroom as the dvd player as we have started misbehaving, and the tv we use is a monitor with built-in tuner.

May want to check your grammar there :p
tystar
14-01-09, 15:59
PMSL :lol:
Aaron
14-01-09, 15:59
:lol: :lol: :lol: :chairfall:
coiler
14-01-09, 16:01
PMSL :lol:

ahahahaa cough ahhaha cough cough


http://battellemedia.com/images/monkey.jpg
jonwoad
14-01-09, 16:04
Let me rephrase that before I start de-modding people...

I am thinking of building a media centre PC out of spares for upstairs as the current dvd player is breaking down.

:P
Monkey
14-01-09, 16:05
ahahahaa cough ahhaha cough cough


http://battellemedia.com/images/monkey.jpg
Look coiler... im warning you, stop stalking me!

I will contact the police

And Jon stop being so rude! :P
coiler
14-01-09, 16:07
Let me rephrase that before I start de-modding people...

I am thinking of building a media centre PC out of spares for upstairs as the current dvd player is breaking down.

:P

DISGUSTING! which mod could this be :lol::lol::chairfall::chairfall:
tystar
14-01-09, 16:07
Let me rephrase that before I start de-modding people...

I am thinking of building a media centre PC out of spares for upstairs as the current dvd player is breaking down.

:P

Who's misbehaving now then? and i dont mean in the bedroom ;)
coiler
14-01-09, 16:08
*cough* http://www.thespiritualfengshui.com/images/laughing-buddha.gif *cough*
jonwoad
14-01-09, 16:09
I can see the moderator log so I know who is doing what ;)
Aaron
14-01-09, 16:10
:lol: :lol:
tystar
14-01-09, 16:11
*cough* http://www.thespiritualfengshui.com/images/laughing-buddha.gif *cough*

What u trying to say there coiler :twisted:
coiler
14-01-09, 16:16
What u trying to say there coiler :twisted:

Think I got a frog in my throat can't stop coughing



http://www.esaba.com/cats/catimagessimple2/186877_1.jpg
tystar
14-01-09, 16:18
Think I got a frog in my throat can't stop coughing





http://www.worth1000.com/entries/85500/85547mRTQ_w.jpg

i think u better get that looked at then
coiler
14-01-09, 16:20
Is it possible to get my pc to turn off after a DVD has finished?

go into hibernation settings and set it so when its idle'd for more than 10 minutes for example - it powers down ! :thumbsup:
jonwoad
14-01-09, 16:27
Will have to try it out...
Col
14-01-09, 17:21
I'm not entirely sure if a computer is able to recognise when a DVD is "finished" as such, because most DVDs will be set up to just go back to the looping menu screen when the film is over, which is still part of the DVD content.
Aaron
14-01-09, 17:29
Yeah.. Also, I think PCs sees 'not idling' as no input from a user.. So unless you're typing or moving the mouse throughout a dvd, it would probably hibernate during the DVD.. Although there might be a setting to change that?

Why not just get a media centre remote and switch off the PC using that at the end of the dvd? I'm sure you can stop misbehaving for long enough to do that.. ;) :lol:
mac124
14-01-09, 18:28
Or just get a remote control for it ;)
Aaron
14-01-09, 18:34
Why not just get a media centre remote and switch off the PC using that

Concur... ;)
mac124
14-01-09, 18:59
Ok so i missed that bit :P
Aaron
14-01-09, 22:33
:lol: :lol:
jonwoad
15-01-09, 07:44
I wasnt quite sure if it would work...

I was asking because I usually fall asleep before the film finishes
coiler
15-01-09, 09:21
Well stick hibernate on 30 mins! so by the time it kicks in your asleep anyway :)
alexnifty
15-01-09, 12:26
Couldn't you set up a batch file to shut the computer down after 2 hours or something.
coiler
15-01-09, 13:02
"SmartSleep is new and free to try utility for shutting down computer at specified time, with powerful task scheduler and unique functions. You may display black screen during countdown so you save life of your monitor. Another excellent feature is slowly decrease of sound volume, so if you are listening to music before falling asleep, you will love this! SmartSleep can do way more than that...



http://smartsleep-auto-shutdown.dextronet.qarchive.org/
jonwoad
15-01-09, 13:03
Good find!
Monkey
15-01-09, 13:28
Something like that would be very handy for me too as me an the missus often fall asleep while watching movies on the pc in our bedroom

So thanks for that coiler *adds rep*

You can still stop stalking me though