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Will We Need A SmartCard to Watch Digital TV?

Posted by timothy on from the max-headroom dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This story on EE Times points out that Hollywood and major electronics manufacturers are in agreement on a SmartCard requirement for digital video interconnectivity. Note that the article talks about them 'closing the analog hole.'"

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  1. Re:Yet another reason DTV will FAIL. by Zathrus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whatever.

    2006? Nah. 2012? Probably. The 2006 figure was never taken seriously by anybody with a clue. Screw replacing the TVs - that's chump change. Replacing every bit of electronics in the broadcast chain, including the tower, in 10 years? When there was absolutely nothing available in 1996? No f'ing way.

    But if you think that DTV is going to outright fail, well, you're just as blind as those who thought it would be nationwide by 2006.