The broadcast flag only applies to over-the-air broadcast HDTV. It has nothing to do with cable, sattelite, or HDCP. I agree that cracking HDCP is a little trickier, but it's off-topic.
It's their content, but it's our airwaves. They get to use our spectrum for free, so in exchange we should be able to watch TV in a reasonable way (e.g. time-shifting, archiving).
I recognize that the entertainment industry is standing in the way of a component HD input card...
Take off the tinfoil hat. A component input card would cost $1000 in volume. Are you willing to pay that? Didn't think so. (And if you really want it, just buy a component->HD-SDI converter and an HD-SDI card.)
There will probably never be PCI OpenCable tuner cards, because the OpenCable copy protection restrictions are so onerous. And CableCards aren't really flash cards although they are the same size/shape as PCMCIA.
Nope. Either DivxNetworks is paying patent royalties or they are breaking the law. I'm guessing they use the spyware in DivX to pay for the patent royalties.
1) They can increase the licence fees on the new DVD-9 standard.
Who said anything about DVD-9? We're talking about HD-DVD, which is not the same thing.
2) They will 'extend' the standard.
Who cares? The DVD Forum will ensure that every HD-DVD plays on every HD-DVD player. Even "basic" HD-DVDs will be so high quality that I don't care about extensions.
3) They will offer discounts for those players that remove support for the other standards
The DVD Forum won't allow this. If your player has the HD-DVD logo on it, it must play every HD-DVD disc, period.
It is probable that Kaleidscape system DVD reader has a legit player key so as to not need to circumvent the DCMA, but that establishes a double standard where fair use products can only be developed by companies willing to pony up cash the the DVD groups.
Are you at all surprised? All DVD players can only be developed by companies willing to pony up cash to the DVD groups.
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Yes, but is the extra pay enough to cover the therapy needed after working on such insane code?
I've mostly recovered from my LinuxBIOS hacking...
The broadcast flag only applies to over-the-air broadcast HDTV. It has nothing to do with cable, sattelite, or HDCP. I agree that cracking HDCP is a little trickier, but it's off-topic.
Does IAX have any benefit over SIP or H.323?
Unfortunately in this case "standards based" means "we embraced and extended the standards", so nothing interoperates with iChat AV.
It's their content, but it's our airwaves. They get to use our spectrum for free, so in exchange we should be able to watch TV in a reasonable way (e.g. time-shifting, archiving).
So you put the black box between $ANTENNA and $DEVICE instead. ATSC is unencrypted and fully documented.
MPEG-4 PVRs are coming soon; combined with BitTorrent they could make TV sharing quite convenient, alhough HDTV is still out of reach.
Good luck recording an analog component HD signal; that equipment is expen$$$ive.
My interpretation of the broadcast flag is that GNU Radio becomes illegal in 2005, just like DeCSS.
That makes it worse. Average people won't be able to record digital TV but professional pirates will have free reign.
Most of the dark fiber is long distance stuff; it won't help you connect a bunch of buildings within the same city.
I recognize that the entertainment industry is standing in the way of a component HD input card...
Take off the tinfoil hat. A component input card would cost $1000 in volume. Are you willing to pay that? Didn't think so. (And if you really want it, just buy a component->HD-SDI converter and an HD-SDI card.)
I've got a cable box that decodes it without having to put up an aerial... why can't I have a card in my computer that does the same thing?
Because your computer doesn't have enough DRM.
If you want Firewire you're much better off buying a $20 Firewire PCI card than this much more expensive ATI card.
There will probably never be PCI OpenCable tuner cards, because the OpenCable copy protection restrictions are so onerous. And CableCards aren't really flash cards although they are the same size/shape as PCMCIA.
Nope. Either DivxNetworks is paying patent royalties or they are breaking the law. I'm guessing they use the spyware in DivX to pay for the patent royalties.
XVID is not free; since it is MPEG-4, you have to pay patent royalties to legally use it in many countries.
I don't consider Theora a modern codec in the same class as H.264 or VC-9.
Sorry, I should have said every modern video codec. You're right that there are good free audio codecs.
Last I checked, EVD is using VP6, which has a $2/copy license fee. Microsoft's VC-9 is 10 cents/copy.
1) They can increase the licence fees on the new DVD-9 standard.
Who said anything about DVD-9? We're talking about HD-DVD, which is not the same thing.
2) They will 'extend' the standard.
Who cares? The DVD Forum will ensure that every HD-DVD plays on every HD-DVD player. Even "basic" HD-DVDs will be so high quality that I don't care about extensions.
3) They will offer discounts for those players that remove support for the other standards
The DVD Forum won't allow this. If your player has the HD-DVD logo on it, it must play every HD-DVD disc, period.
Here are the exact licensing terms.
Every modern codec requires licensing fees.
It is probable that Kaleidscape system DVD reader has a legit player key so as to not need to circumvent the DCMA, but that establishes a double standard where fair use products can only be developed by companies willing to pony up cash the the DVD groups.
Are you at all surprised? All DVD players can only be developed by companies willing to pony up cash to the DVD groups.
If you can't afford a Kaleidescape, you might try building an HTPC with DVD Lobby.
RAR won't compress DVD images because they are already compressed.