[opendtv] Re: Intel: Leaked HDCP copy protection code is legit
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:36:49 -0500
John Shutt wrote:
> Then why all the effort to "close the analog gap" and limit analog
> component outputs to 480p, and why bother with HDMI when DVI-D already
> existed?
Because it's a racket, pure and simple. I also marvel at how individuals as
well as companies get all excited about hyping up specific solutions, when it
seems clear that there are already many ways of doing the same job. But they do
it because they have vested interests, not usually because the idea they are
hyping up is truly a game changer.
I guess that HDMI does include audio, where DVI/HDCP did not. And a nicer, less
clunky connector. And what about DisplayPort? If they had their way, they would
displace HDMI. And so on.
The article made the point that decoding the HDMI would still not be an easy
proposition:
"With the master key code it is possible to build devices that play
copyright-protected content without having to pay for licenses. But Waldrop
said that wouldn't be easy to do because the technology would have to be
implemented in the chip. 'As a practical matter, that's a difficult and costly
thing to do,' he said."
Bert
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