[opendtv] Re: DRM and AACS does nothing but annoy...
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:14:49 -0400
Back before the courts declared the Broadcast Flag invalid there was
starting to be a serious push towards cheap software radio. If the
A-hole restrictions ever become common (thus keeping OTA media off
computers) then I expect a large resurgence of interest in software
radio that can easily get around this.
It's kinda funny in a way. Most digital tv/cable/sat shows are now
available for illegal download one place or another and I don't think
almost any of them of any quality are done from any kind of analog
capture anymore.
Though for matching most Internet quality I've always said you could
just point an HD camcorder at a non blinking LCD display in a cardboard
box if you wanted, HDMI or not.
The whole thing is an exercise in futility.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> 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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