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Microsoft Code in Every HD-DVD Player
Neophytus writes "The DVD Forum steering group has given preliminary backing to Microsoft's VC-9 codec along with H.264 and MPEG-2 as mandatory playback modes for HD-DVD players. Having this technology, the most fundamental part of Windows Media Player 9, in every new DVD player could well give Microsoft major leverage into the Cable and Satellite TV markets where currently MPEG2 dominates. The approval is pending an update in licencing terms and other conditions within 60 days."
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Shut up. You can't make money off that wicked left wing commie line of thinking!!!
That and the cat is out of the bag. Free high quality video codecs already exist in the wild [re: oss].
Of course this won't stop people from trying to make a quick buck. Heck just do a google for commercial general purpose compression, crypto, etc libraries [many based off OSS libraries!!!!].
The phrase "dime a dozen" seems appropriate.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
Its like 1984 all over again... this time its going to be our DVD players that brianwash us hahaha!!!
Whoever modded you insightful is a fucking moron. Crusoes can already software decode 720x480 video with time to spare [in fact lots of time to spare].
That and who says all video must be 1920x1080? Personally I find HDTV a huge fucking waste of time. Sure 1920x1080 for a desktop monitor may make sense because you are sitting in front of it. But a TV which sits 20' away makes for very small and impossible to notice pixels.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.