Friday, December 8, 2006
Acer AT3705 Receives Viiv Certification
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 03:00 AM
"While we're still firm believers that nobody is exactly certain what all this Viiv fuss is about, Acer has been labeled the first producer of a Viiv-certified LCD TV, which "tests for compatibility of networked media devices with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs while sharing content over a home network." The 37-inch, HD-ready AT3705 is marketed as "the first LCD TV that integrates digital TV with media gateway functionality," and reportedly plays back content such as recorded digital TV broadcasts and "protected media" purchased at content service providers thanks to its support for DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Content Protection over IP)."
Is there any content out there that actually requires Viiv as part of DRM. A quick look at Wikipedia indicates that ESPN, Movielink, T Mobile, TiVo, Yahoo, AOL, Napster, Virgin Records, Gametap, Adobe, Google, DirecTV and Pinnacle are all on board, but I've not really heard much about Viiv except for seeing some computers as advertised as having it. Irregardless, if you want a TV with it, here you go.
Is there any content out there that actually requires Viiv as part of DRM. A quick look at Wikipedia indicates that ESPN, Movielink, T Mobile, TiVo, Yahoo, AOL, Napster, Virgin Records, Gametap, Adobe, Google, DirecTV and Pinnacle are all on board, but I've not really heard much about Viiv except for seeing some computers as advertised as having it. Irregardless, if you want a TV with it, here you go.
