From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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It's a bit curious that Microsoft released their Xbox 360 HD DVD player =
with only 1080P support via their optional VGA cable ( I own both along =
with the hd copy of Kong that came with the player)=20


  "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b43945$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I don't think the limited playback DVDs failed for the reason you =
suggest.  They were priced to compete with rentals not purchases.

     Copy protection like macrovision survived the market just fine.  I =
expect the same for HD content with one exception.  There are early =
adopters that have HD displays or other components that support = component
or DVI w/o HDCP.  This wasn't an issue with macrovision or at = least not
one I remember.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45b41c1e{at}w3.nls.net...
    The problem is the industry is placing restrictions on content that =
I paid for. The prattle about piracy is just a Trojan horse to restrict = a
users rights to digital media and I suspect in a decade we'll see =
retention and layback limits will be the norm. The industry has tried it =
before with limited playback DVDs that no one wanted and which were a =
colossal flop. Now they are attempting that scheme again - ( hopefully =
with similar results  )




    "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b41680$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         I have no doubt the thinking is the same or similar to =
macrovision for analog output, don't let it be trivial to make perfect =
copies.  Only it is more serious for digital output from which you could =
possibly make a perfect copy.

         It's all the content providers.  Folks responsible for the =
players or platforms have no vested interest in having any content = protected.

      Rich
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It's a bit curious that Microsoft =
released their=20
Xbox 360 HD DVD player with only 1080P support via their optional VGA = cable ( I=20
own both along with the hd copy of Kong that came with the player) =

 
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45b43945$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I don't
think the =
limited playback=20
  DVDs failed for the reason you suggest.  They were priced to =
compete with=20
  rentals not purchases.
   
     Copy
protection like =
macrovision=20
  survived the market just fine.  I expect the same for HD content =
with one=20
  exception.  There are early adopters that have HD displays or =
other=20
  components that support component or DVI w/o HDCP.  This =
wasn't an=20
  issue with macrovision or at least not one I remember.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
    wrote in message news:45b41c1e{at}w3.nls.net...
    The problem is the industry is =
placing=20
    restrictions on content that I paid for. The prattle about piracy is =
just a=20
    Trojan horse to restrict a users rights to digital media and I =
suspect in a=20
    decade we'll see retention and layback limits will be the norm. The =
industry=20
    has tried it before with limited playback DVDs that no one wanted =
and which=20
    were a colossal flop. Now they are attempting that scheme again -=20
    ( hopefully with similar results  )
     
     
     
     
    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45b41680$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    

         I
have no doubt the =
thinking is=20
      the same or similar to macrovision for analog output, don't let it =
be=20
      trivial to make perfect copies.  Only it is more serious for =
digital=20
      output from which you could possibly make a perfect =
copy.
       
        
It's all the content =

      providers.  Folks responsible for the players or platforms =
have no=20
      vested interest in having any content protected.
       
      Rich<=
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