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New DRM Scheme To Make Current DVD Players Obsolete
Oneflower writes "ExtremeTech reports that a proposed new DRM scheme could make current DVD players obsolete. The scheme, from Hewlett-Packard and Philips, targets DVD+R and DVD+RW and is an attempt to enforce the FCC broadcast flag on DVD recorders."
Although it is still too early to tell what consumer reaction will be, customers have generally rejected schemes like Divx, the Digital Video Express initiative backed by retailer Circuit City. DivX allowed users to watch the disc for 48 hours before it was rendered unusable. The Divx program was killed off in 1999.
uh...aren't we confusing acronyms in here? Please don't confuse the users even more.
In my humble, and somewhat learn-ed opinion, I think Bose is VERY over-rated.
I'll put my Onkyo receiver up against any Bose, any day...
Even the Onkyo was abit expensive, I think, but FAR less than a Bose system. Plus, with the way it's built, it should last a very long time.. Plus, it was a gift to me (I forget the model number, but I got it Christmas of 2003 and at that time, it was $499 at Circuit City if I remember correctly).
bork bork bork!
No, they're all there! You just have to be about 6 inches in front of the speaker. Bose uses a long throw cone to get better bass notes to the air, but a 2 inch cone can only do so much. On the other hand, they do sound fair enough for the average user to think they are getting full fidelity. Also, since most of the time the music is on, the listener is not paying much attention anyway, it does not matter how good the highs and lows are. Has anyone seen any comparison of Bose and larger cone speakers - measured at some 8-10 feet from the speakers?