Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Some HDTVs May Not Play HD Discs
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
"An industry group is set to rule soon whether millions of HDTV homes will be able to use their existing TV sets or have to buy new sets to watch the movies in high definition. The potential problem is centered on the way customers will connect one of the new HD video disc players to their televisions--or rather, the way that Hollywood wants them to connect, according to representatives of several consumer electronics companies at the Ceatec exhibition here this week."
Finally! Someone in the industry woke up and realized that the switch to HDCP will leave millions (or tens of millions) of HDTV owners with no way to watch HD content. Now they're negotiating with the movie studios for a grace period to allow people to "upgrade" to HDMI/HDCP compatible TVs. But again, this is really a moot issue, as HDCP has already been circumvented with switches and converters. Why don't they just drop it already?
Finally! Someone in the industry woke up and realized that the switch to HDCP will leave millions (or tens of millions) of HDTV owners with no way to watch HD content. Now they're negotiating with the movie studios for a grace period to allow people to "upgrade" to HDMI/HDCP compatible TVs. But again, this is really a moot issue, as HDCP has already been circumvented with switches and converters. Why don't they just drop it already?
