HD-DVD's not to work cith current HD displays!?
04-06-05 | 02:01 PM
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HD-DVD's not to work cith current HD displays!?
according to this article, hd-dvd will not work with current hd displays when the new format is is introduced. and that is just the tip of the iceberg for what they have planned. can this be real? can this be legal?
http://www.dvdfile.com/news/viewpoin...005/04_01.html
http://www.dvdfile.com/news/viewpoin...005/04_01.html
04-06-05 | 02:27 PM
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Well it was posted on April's Fools Day, and the piracy section seems so ridiculous that I have to believe this is bunk.
But as for "legality", of course it is. You will always need specialized players to view specialized contact (e.g., DVD players for DVDs). The only thing the FCC would have control over is broadcast signals.
But as for "legality", of course it is. You will always need specialized players to view specialized contact (e.g., DVD players for DVDs). The only thing the FCC would have control over is broadcast signals.
04-06-05 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Well it was posted on April's Fools Day, and the piracy section seems so ridiculous that I have to believe this is bunk.
But as for "legality", of course it is. You will always need specialized players to view specialized contact (e.g., DVD players for DVDs). The only thing the FCC would have control over is broadcast signals.
But as for "legality", of course it is. You will always need specialized players to view specialized contact (e.g., DVD players for DVDs). The only thing the FCC would have control over is broadcast signals.
but, as far as legality, there was alot more going on in there than neeeding a "specialized player to view specialized content". read on.....
04-06-05 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by brhow
well, perhaps it was an april fools gag, and perhaps i fell for it.
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04-06-05 | 03:30 PM
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The last sentence of the article:
Yes, it is over the top, but a not-too far-fetched extension of some of the actual plans and ideas being floated. Read some of the "real" articles linked at the bottom of this one. The lack of analog component outputs with full HD resolution is a very real prospect, and a depressing one.
... And if the paranoia I've described in this article were true, I'd have to find a new hobby.
04-06-05 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by brhow
well, perhaps it was an april fools gag, and perhaps i fell for it.
but, as far as legality, there was alot more going on in there than neeeding a "specialized player to view specialized content". read on.....
but, as far as legality, there was alot more going on in there than neeeding a "specialized player to view specialized content". read on.....
Read on.
04-06-05 | 06:54 PM
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When these serialized high definition discs are sold, retailers and web vendors will be required to provide purchase information based on credit card transactions to the MPAA for its database on a weekly basis. Brick and mortar shops will also be required to install networked cameras directed toward cash register positions to capture images of purchasers during sales of high definition discs. The shutter will be triggered either by the bar code scanner or manually by the salesperson if the customer turns away during the scan. That also creates a record for cash transactions. Retailers who do not comply with these anti-piracy measures will not receive product.
04-07-05 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Yes, there was more going on, however, your post directed nothing towards it. I responded to YOUR post, not the article.
Read on.
Read on.
read on....
04-07-05 | 07:24 PM
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The article was, obviously, an April Fools joke. However, the shutting-out of viewers whose "HD-ready" TVs don't have HDCP-compliant DVI or HDMI inputs is very much real. Anyone who purchased an HDTV in the past with only analog component inputs will not be able to view Blu-Ray or HD-DVD discs in full high-definition.
