My point is that it doesn't make sense for different devices to have different plans. Packets are packets. (And I wonder what happens if you sign up for the Hiptop plan and put the SIM card in a different device.)
Well, for one thing "they" are going to have to decide on a conditional access system (the part the encrypts/decrypts the premium content).
The last time I checked, OpenCable moves the conditional access out of the cable box and into a module called a POD. So if your cable company uses Moto CA they'll give you a Moto POD and if they use SA CA they'll give you that POD.
What is the effect of a broadcast flag on digital tuners that are currently on the market?
Current tuners are not affected by the flag. They will continue to work and they won't obey the flag. (Feel free to speculate on the value of "old" HDTV tuners relative to "new" ones.)
They will will probably have component output, but down-rezed to 480p to thwart those dangerous pirates. If you actually want to watch HD content in HD, better start saving for a DVI TV.
The second ANY software is available to play it back, that software has to be distributed. It can always be disassembled and rebuilt from the assembly level.
What if there never is any software to play HD-DVDs?
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Isn't this just the Byzantine agreement problem, which is solved?
I've been wondering why registrars exist, especially if a non-profit organization ends up running the.org registry. What value do I get by being forced to register my domain through a middleman?
AFAIK, the proposal allows PVRs to record a flagged program, as long as they ensure that the video doesn't get outside of the PVR in unprotected digital form.
If TiVo ever does come out with an HD-capable box, it's going to have to take component (analog) inputs, and encode them digitally to save on the hard drive. Then decode them later to component output. YUCK!
An HD TiVo could have DVI input and output, but that might get expensive quick.
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I have Time Warner, iControl, and HBO On Demand in Austin, TX. The software is really slow and a bit flaky. (When I stop a movie and then resume it, many times it resumes playing from the beginning of the movie, not from where I stopped it.)
But I'm guessing this has nothing to do with the PVR that TW is planning to roll out.
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My point is that it doesn't make sense for different devices to have different plans. Packets are packets. (And I wonder what happens if you sign up for the Hiptop plan and put the SIM card in a different device.)
Or even more evil: someone could buy a new Power Mac and sell the copy of Jaguar on eBay for big bucks.
That doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Hiptop, though.
The CPUs are on a shared bus, so the 1.3GB/s is shared.
Well, for one thing "they" are going to have to decide on a conditional access system (the part the encrypts/decrypts the premium content).
The last time I checked, OpenCable moves the conditional access out of the cable box and into a module called a POD. So if your cable company uses Moto CA they'll give you a Moto POD and if they use SA CA they'll give you that POD.
the convergence on a single type of set top box is useless unless it can be integrated with new TVs
If OpenCable ever happens, I'm sure there will be OpenCable-ready TVs just as there are cable-ready TVs today.
What is the effect of a broadcast flag on digital tuners that are currently on the market?
Current tuners are not affected by the flag. They will continue to work and they won't obey the flag. (Feel free to speculate on the value of "old" HDTV tuners relative to "new" ones.)
They will will probably have component output, but down-rezed to 480p to thwart those dangerous pirates. If you actually want to watch HD content in HD, better start saving for a DVI TV.
The second ANY software is available to play it back, that software has to be distributed. It can always be disassembled and rebuilt from the assembly level.
What if there never is any software to play HD-DVDs?
Isn't this just the Byzantine agreement problem, which is solved?
Since I never suggested offering .org domains for free, I don't see any cybersquatter problem.
But if a non-profit runs the .org registry and sells names at cost (with oversight from ICANN), where's the need for competition?
I've been wondering why registrars exist, especially if a non-profit organization ends up running the .org registry. What value do I get by being forced to register my domain through a middleman?
AFAIK, the proposal allows PVRs to record a flagged program, as long as they ensure that the video doesn't get outside of the PVR in unprotected digital form.
DVI is the new standard for HD I/O.
iControl does let you start movies whenever you want, but it only works for movies, while the PVR works for all shows.
If TiVo ever does come out with an HD-capable box, it's going to have to take component (analog) inputs, and encode them digitally to save on the hard drive. Then decode them later to component output. YUCK!
An HD TiVo could have DVI input and output, but that might get expensive quick.
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I have Time Warner, iControl, and HBO On Demand in Austin, TX. The software is really slow and a bit flaky. (When I stop a movie and then resume it, many times it resumes playing from the beginning of the movie, not from where I stopped it.)
But I'm guessing this has nothing to do with the PVR that TW is planning to roll out.
Have you seen libj2k? I don't know if it's any good, but it's trying.
It issued in 1987, so they only have 2 years left.
Don't you know never to buy anything before a keynote?
MPEG4IP includes an open source live MPEG-4 encoder for Linux.
QuickTime has automatic downloading of components, so hopefully once the Vorbis component is finished it will auto-install whenever it is needed.
It strikes me that this protocol doesn't handle multiple connections to different servers/peers aka Kazaa/winMX...
There's nothing stopping an app from having multiple BEEP connections open at once.
no authentication that the data being transferred is accurate aka Freenet
It's impossible to do that in a generic way, so BEEP doesn't do it.