On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 16:35 -0700, Kilroy Hughes wrote: > Standardizing the wire protocols and data formats is something the cable > industry should have done for MPEG TV a long time ago, and will > eventually do to reduce cost after they give up on hardware plugins and > managing the operating system software of each settop box and TV in > order to perpetuate their proprietary CA and network systems, EPGs, etc. > ... DCAS and standard data and media formats over the wire will work > much better. =20 Does Microsoft share your views (I ask since you work there)? You preach standardization here, yet in reality Microsoft delivers close standards like MSDRM, just like existing closed lock-in-vendor systems. Pot, kettle? :-) Cheers Kon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.