[opendtv] Re: Alliance hopes to simplify HDTV networks
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:37:51 -0500
If you have any hope for legacy equipment you also don't send AVC or VC1
over DTCP. I don't see much future there, no matter how hard they push
to stay MPEG-2.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> This time the push is IEEE 1394 rather than DVI and
> HDMI, but my suspicion is that it's still more about
> DRM than anything else.
>
> I'm not sure whether what they describe can be
> simpler than what is there today, but what it would
> do is make each appliance more codec-interdependent
> than these appliances are today. Which makes it a
> lot easier to introduce block obsolescence.
>
> You don't send uncompressed video over IEEE 1394.
>
> Bert
>
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> Alliance hopes to simplify HDTV networks
>
> Spencer Chin
> (12/14/2005 2:21 PM EST)
> <http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D175002590>
>
> NEW YORK, N.Y. - A diverse group of electronics companies
> and media companies have formed an alliance to create design
> guidelines for high-definition audio/video networks that
> will speed the creation of easier to use high-definition
> products.
>
> Called the High Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance, the
> group initially comprises Charter Communications, JVC,
> Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc., NBC Universal,
> Samsung, and Sun Microsystems. Most of the founding
> companies were represented at a press conference here
> Wednesday (Dec. 14) announcing formation of the alliance.
>
> In addition to the founding members, ARM, Freescale
> Semiconductor, and Pulse-Link have joined as contributing
> members.
>
> HANA hopes to create design guidelines that would enable TVs,
> digital recorders, and storage devices to connect via a
> single IEEE 1394 cable, replacing the maze of wires and
> cables connecting current-generation electronics.
>
> "HANA is about enabling the whole home to experience digital
> TV," said Darren Feher, executive vice president and chief
> technology officer of NBC.
>
> Heemin Kwon, president of HANA and executive vice president
> and general manager of the Digital Solution Center for
> Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., said the single-wire 1394
> connection would be capable of transmitting multiple
> high-definition data streams. He added the connection is hot
> pluggable, allowing devices can be connected and
> disconnected without having to power down.
>
> Another key element of the HANA concept would be use of a
> single remote control for all devices, replacing the
> multiple controls often used currently. A browser like-menu
> would appear on the TV screen to show all functions,
> simplifying the user interface.
>
> The HANA architecture incorporates Digital Rights Management
> to ensure that high-definition content flows seamlessly
> across a wide range of consumer devices and protect
> copyrighted content.
>
> Implementation of HANA is still at least a year away. By
> Jan. 2007, enhanced HDTVs, network interface units,
> audiovisual hard drives, and personal video recorders
> supporting HANA are slated to emerge, said Kevin Morrow,
> director of business development for Samsung's Digital
> Solution Center. Next-generation DVDs, game consoles, and
> other devices will follow later that year.
>
> With the mandate for high-definition TV broadcasts drawing
> nearer, the alliance's formation appears timely. But as
> with other industry alliances, HANA faces challenges
> gaining momentum in a market where a number of standards
> and industry groups are trying to shape the face of
> next-generation consumer electronics.
>
> HANA's proponents believe the cross-spectrum of companies
> represented-content providers, consumer electronics
> suppliers, and information technology companies-increase
> the likelihood of the alliance gaining members and
> developing standards likely to gain mass adoption.
>
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