[opendtv] Re: New Sony COO bullish on Blu-ray
- From: Ron Economos <k6mpg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 01:45:35 -0700
Except that the reality of current cable STB's
is that they all have ethernet and USB ports,
yet none of these interfaces are actually enabled
by cable providers.
BTW, I'm the designer (along with my JVC cohorts)
of the 1394 interface for the HM-DH40000U,
HM-DH5U and HM-DT100 D-VHS decks.
Ron
Kilroy Hughes wrote:
>Yes, 1394's probably the best solution for isochronous compressed video
>streaming between CE devices, which I consider a problem that rarely
>needs solving with STBs. Works great for capturing compressed video
>from a digital tape camcorder to a PC for editing, for instance. Newer
>camcorders that use recordable disc, disk, or flash can just do file
>copies over USB.
>
>I consider it a low ranking feature to be able to play a DVC tape or one
>of the newer HD camcorder flavors through a settop box vs. uncompressed
>video from the same camcorder, and I doubt capture and edit of those
>codecs on a cable or satellite STB will be popular or practical.
>
>As for video streaming in compressed format from an STB over 1394 to
>other CE devices like recorders, I think that ship has already sailed
>and sunk. Recorders (hard drives) are built into STBs, and video is
>moved around the home IP network as files or RTP/IP streams.
>
>+HDMI is mandatory for basic video STB functionality.
>+Ethernet is the next most useful jack for both home network and
>Internet connectivity.
>+USB 2.0 is increasingly useful for plug and play devices.
>+1394 is mostly for digital camcorders and has been mainly displaced by
>the top 3 interfaces.
>
>Shortly after ATSC was "launched" and content companies were first
>consulted about letting their movies, etc. flow unprotected between
>cable boxes and ATSC receivers, and the words "Hell no" echoed in the
>halls of Congress and the FCC ... there was a hasty agreement to make
>1394 the protected digital video interconnect for millions of alleged
>STBs with PODs that were supposed to fill the shelves of Circuit City
>years ago (and the analog spectrum was supposed to be auctioned this
>year for 4 trillion dollars). It wasn't my idea that it should be the
>one and (at the time) only required digital video output for OpenCable
>STBs. I'm just quoting the old plan of record.
>
>Kilroy Hughes
>
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>
>All true, but don't forget, it's a also a recording interface
>(for which HDMI is not capable).
>
>Ron
>
>
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