[LINK] Vista and Do Not Record broadcast flags

[Anthony Hornby]

> Well: My remark about media centres was not an attack on media centre
> users per se; I was explaining why I don't think DNR flagging will make
> any difference to the success / failure of Vista.

Sorry - I didn't interpret "PC-based Media
Centres, whether Apple or Microsoft or Linux, have a specific target
market: people for whom getting this sort of crap to work creates a
sense of achievement which serves as a surrogate for the ability to do
things that are actually useful ..." in that light. It seems to be
having a teeny little go at media centre users to me :-)

> Yep. I waste time on wood. I don't, however, assume that just because I
> like building my wife's new kitchen from scratch rather than from a
> flat-pack, that this reflects the default position of Joe Sixpack.

Agreed, I don't expect media centre PCs of any flavour to take off
outside the PC enthusiasts tiny sliver of the population any time
soon. It is very likely the "build a kitchen from wood I have hewn
with my own hands" demographic represents a larger group :-)

Anthony

>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Richard Chirgwin
>> <rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think the "loss of time shifting" is significant in this case.
>>> The actual adoption of Windows-based broadcast TV recording among
>>> mainstream users is pitifully small. It's easier in every way for Joe
>>> Sixpack to buy a black box hard disk recorder.
>>>
>>> Hence, although in many ways I think Vista is a dead duck anyway, DNR
>>> flagging won't change its future one way or the other...
>>>
>>> I can't get the excitement about media centres, myself. Quite simply,
>>> why would I rearrange the house or run cables just to hook the TV to the
>>> computer, when I can put the recorder where the TV is? PC-based Media
>>> Centres, whether Apple or Microsoft or Linux, have a specific target
>>> market: people for whom getting this sort of crap to work creates a
>>> sense of achievement which serves as a surrogate for the ability to do
>>> things that are actually useful ...
>>>
>>> RC
>>>
>>> Rick Welykochy wrote:
>>>
>>>> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Vista is Honoring the 'Do Not Record' Broadcast Flag
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> With each upgrade to Mac OS X, I get the feeling that Apple is complying
>>>>>> more and more with the wishes of the entertainment moguls ..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the loss of (digital) time shifting will be significant for everyone?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Excellent questions
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I'll posit some guesstimate answers.
>>>>
>>>> Do we have any examples of the "Do Not Record" flag in Aussie?
>>>> No. This country won't do it for another 10 years.
>>>>
>>>> Has there been any copy protection scheme ever that has not been cracked?
>>>> No.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>> rickw
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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