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Copy-Protected Digital VHS

Posted by michael on from the consume dept.

DragonMagic writes: "BBC carries this story regarding the comeback, certain studios hope, of the video tape against the dominating sales of the DVD. Fox, Universal, Dreamworks SKG and Artisan Entertainment are releasing a series of blockbuster movies onto the format D-VHS, developed by JVC. DVHS offers High Definition TV technology and the possibility of copy prevention, and is able to play old VHS tapes as well."

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  1. Reuters also had the article... by Artifex · · Score: 1, Redundant

    from my (rejected) submission earlier today:

    Reuters is reporting a new digital tape format (D-VHS) to be marketed to upscale households. Interesting highlights include more encryption and claims that it's much higher quality than DVD, though no specifics were given.

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