[opendtv] Re: DRM and AACS does nothing but annoy...
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:16:27 -0500
Cliff Benham wrote:
> After 2012, no players will be allowed to be manufactured
> with an analog output, and it is expected all discs will
> implement the ICT bit disabling all analog outputs on
> existing players.
As far as I can tell, any threat of closing the analog hole is only directed to
MVPD STBs and to BD. Yes?
Unless they stop manufacturing DVDs, most of the disk-buying public should not
be affected.
As to the MVPDs, that should be interesting. Perhaps this will only affect some
of their premium movie channels. Because potentially, closing the analog hole
would affect MVPD subscribers a lot more directly than any analog transmission
switchoff.
When MVPDs shut off analog signals through their cable plant, THEY have to
provide the D/A converter boxes. And they are choosing to go the proprietary
route for this, it looks like, so boo-hoo for them. But the STB-monitor
interface is a different matter. They'll either force everyone to buy sets with
HDMI interfaces that actually work (until someone decides it's time to update
the encryption scheme), or maybe the MVPDs will start distributing proprietary
monitors to their subcribers.
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/08/03/mpaa-moves-to-close.html
Bert
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