...(And BTW, some blueray players, etc are lan connected, and EXPECTED to be updating to stay current (like different blueray spec revisions)...
This statement is made in reference to someone elses comment about the end user not being required or expected to be updating firmware of their device. most if not all devices/software that are built with the ability to check online for updates, are expecting the user to perform those updates to stay within warranty/support/etc.
In other words (Just an example, not really my situation): SONY "told" me to perform firmware updates on a device they designed and warranty/support...I performed the update...The update removed functionality that was advertised when equipment was purchased...(yes, vendors can release updates that remove older functionality) But users were not told this would happen and given an option to NOT update, but remain under warranty/support/etc.
This situation is a big p.i.t.a. You buy a system that was advertised with features that are later removed. some have stated you (as consumer) have no recourse as you do not have a contract with SONY.
1) You purchased a system "in good faith that the *advertised* features would remain"
2) yes, the consumer protection laws may or may not help since you purchase from a retailer vs sony, but SONY still "Broke" your system. if someone broke your car window, you could go after them directly in court, etc.
3) If instead of the "Other OS" feature, what if it was the "Watch BlueRay Movies" feature. you bought the system expecting certain features to remain, and not be removed/blocked without permission by firmware update. (And BTW, some blueray players, etc are lan connected, and EXPECTED to be updating to stay current (like different blueray spec revisions)
A decent percentage of those who purchased a PS3 vs XBOX360 did so because of those "Other Features". (Namely: BluRay player built in, and the OtherOS openness)
After details of the initial hard hack are made public, a circuit can be built to connect a circuit directly to the chip without having to disassemble the chip itself again. (this was already done initially). therefore, ***Buy/build this 10 minute circuit, clip pins 1 and 2 of transistor to chip pins x and z, and output to chip output pin y. now you are always trusted (bypass this chip essentially).
1) take christopher's (from article) data about pinouts of chip, and design circuit to bypass.
2) sell readykit or circuit plans on intertubes
3) every script kiddy/foreign government/etc can simply pop the keyboard off a laptop, hook up the circuit, and start hacking away at whatever drive encryption is in use.
4) Deja-vue *example: Read contents of chip without removing from motherboard* - (http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/Reading_Xbox_Hdd_key.htm)
5) Profit!
Ripping != re-encoding/transcoding
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ripping: decode, and copy the data straight from the dvd (iso, or vob files in folder, etc) == ~15 mins
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re-encoding: lots of cpu and time due to taking the decrypted video, and re-encoding into a different format (usually compressing *xvid/divx/etc*, etc at the same time) == ~hours depending on amount of cpu and i/o speed of storage.
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...(And BTW, some blueray players, etc are lan connected, and EXPECTED to be updating to stay current (like different blueray spec revisions)...
This statement is made in reference to someone elses comment about the end user not being required or expected to be updating firmware of their device. most if not all devices/software that are built with the ability to check online for updates, are expecting the user to perform those updates to stay within warranty/support/etc.
In other words (Just an example, not really my situation): SONY "told" me to perform firmware updates on a device they designed and warranty/support...I performed the update...The update removed functionality that was advertised when equipment was purchased...(yes, vendors can release updates that remove older functionality) But users were not told this would happen and given an option to NOT update, but remain under warranty/support/etc.
BTW, I dont even own a PS3
This situation is a big p.i.t.a. You buy a system that was advertised with features that are later removed. some have stated you (as consumer) have no recourse as you do not have a contract with SONY.
1) You purchased a system "in good faith that the *advertised* features would remain"
2) yes, the consumer protection laws may or may not help since you purchase from a retailer vs sony, but SONY still "Broke" your system. if someone broke your car window, you could go after them directly in court, etc.
3) If instead of the "Other OS" feature, what if it was the "Watch BlueRay Movies" feature. you bought the system expecting certain features to remain, and not be removed/blocked without permission by firmware update. (And BTW, some blueray players, etc are lan connected, and EXPECTED to be updating to stay current (like different blueray spec revisions)
A decent percentage of those who purchased a PS3 vs XBOX360 did so because of those "Other Features". (Namely: BluRay player built in, and the OtherOS openness)
Heads you win, tails you lose.
Heads "I" win, tails you lose. - Fixed that for you. makes the game that much funner.
After details of the initial hard hack are made public, a circuit can be built to connect a circuit directly to the chip without having to disassemble the chip itself again. (this was already done initially). therefore, ***Buy/build this 10 minute circuit, clip pins 1 and 2 of transistor to chip pins x and z, and output to chip output pin y. now you are always trusted (bypass this chip essentially).
1) take christopher's (from article) data about pinouts of chip, and design circuit to bypass.
2) sell readykit or circuit plans on intertubes
3) every script kiddy/foreign government/etc can simply pop the keyboard off a laptop, hook up the circuit, and start hacking away at whatever drive encryption is in use.
4) Deja-vue *example: Read contents of chip without removing from motherboard* - (http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/Reading_Xbox_Hdd_key.htm)
5) Profit!
Ripping != re-encoding/transcoding ---------------------- ripping: decode, and copy the data straight from the dvd (iso, or vob files in folder, etc) == ~15 mins ---------------------- re-encoding: lots of cpu and time due to taking the decrypted video, and re-encoding into a different format (usually compressing *xvid/divx/etc*, etc at the same time) == ~hours depending on amount of cpu and i/o speed of storage.