[LINK] US going digital TV in 2009
rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au
rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au
Sun Mar 4 18:44:12 AEDT 2007
Craig,
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>> 3) The digitisation of TV is being used to trojan more DRM into the
>> household.
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> what DRM? there's none on free-to-air TV here in australia.
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...sorry, I should have been more specific, so to explain myself.
Already, the 'next' interface from DVD to TVs, HDMI - which is probably
not supported on the plasmas/LCDs in most homes today - blocks
high-definition replay if the TV isn't HDMI-compliant (even if the TV is
high-definition). Most consumers aren't savvy to this because they're
not told.
So the "digital equipment" (as distinct from digital free-to-air
broadcast) is already putting DRM into the home.
Given the obsessions and characteristic behaviour of the industry, I see
no prospect that the content industries won't try to piggyback new DRM
onto the digital signals, once they're ubiquitous; and you don't have to
break the transmission standards to do so, because the transmission
standards don't stipulate what's inside the content.
RC
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>> The benefits to consumers don't justify the policy or the penalties, and
>> never did...
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> $60 for an el-cheapo SD set-top box is dirt-cheap and gets you greatly
> improved picture quality on free-to-air TV. as good as DVD.
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> that's less than what people will pay for a new antenna.
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> craig
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