rabb1t
05-22-2006, 03:50 PM
The industry has put HDCP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCP) (the stuff that would reduce the high-def DVD image size) on hold! (They will use it later, probably 2010+).
It seems they have agreed that it would just upset the majority of honest peeps as many of us aren't totally HDMI/HDCP compatible yet, and thus have decided (in a non-legal agreement) that they'd postpone the protection until later.
PS - Yes, this means the 'low cost' PS3 model would not have its high-def signal reduced. Nor would Xbox 360s HD-DVD add on. :D
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060521-6880.html
One of the most controversial aspects of these next-generation products is something called the Image Constraint Token (ICT), a security "feature" that allows studios to force-downgrade video quality on players that lack a special video output that was designed to thwart piracy. This "HDMI" connector standard is part of a "protected pathway" for video that was meant to combat piracy by making it impossible for pirates to tap into high-definition video output and press "Record," as it were. Many fear, however, that the only success HDMI will have is in making honest users miserable, inasmuch as consumers could be left with a product that plays at low quality or not at all if HDMI is not present on one's player or TV.
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This could explain why the very same studios that pushed for HDMI and ICT have recently announced that they would not use it for the time being.
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In the meantime, it appears as though Hollywood is playing it safe, hoping to keep the boogeyman of HDMI at bay while consumers weigh their options. Whether or not the strategy is ultimately about keeping users happy or lulling them into a false sense of security remains to be seen, but we're fairly certain that ICT was designed to be used, and used it will be.
It seems they have agreed that it would just upset the majority of honest peeps as many of us aren't totally HDMI/HDCP compatible yet, and thus have decided (in a non-legal agreement) that they'd postpone the protection until later.
PS - Yes, this means the 'low cost' PS3 model would not have its high-def signal reduced. Nor would Xbox 360s HD-DVD add on. :D
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060521-6880.html
One of the most controversial aspects of these next-generation products is something called the Image Constraint Token (ICT), a security "feature" that allows studios to force-downgrade video quality on players that lack a special video output that was designed to thwart piracy. This "HDMI" connector standard is part of a "protected pathway" for video that was meant to combat piracy by making it impossible for pirates to tap into high-definition video output and press "Record," as it were. Many fear, however, that the only success HDMI will have is in making honest users miserable, inasmuch as consumers could be left with a product that plays at low quality or not at all if HDMI is not present on one's player or TV.
...
This could explain why the very same studios that pushed for HDMI and ICT have recently announced that they would not use it for the time being.
...
In the meantime, it appears as though Hollywood is playing it safe, hoping to keep the boogeyman of HDMI at bay while consumers weigh their options. Whether or not the strategy is ultimately about keeping users happy or lulling them into a false sense of security remains to be seen, but we're fairly certain that ICT was designed to be used, and used it will be.