Posted by nu-monet v8.0 on 02/13/06 14:33

Modemac wrote:
>
> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/12/only_big_companies_p.html
>
> Apparently, the so-called "anti-piracy" mesasures being
> put into place will only allow the new high-definition
> DVDs to play onPCs manufactured by Sony, Dell, or other
> mega-corporations. If you have a custom-built PC, or if
> you dared to install your DVD-ROM drive yourself, you may
> be out of luck.


Oh, dear "Bob", do you suppose that means that we will all
have to wait until some haxor rips that bloated format and
converts it to cruddy, low-res DVD format?

How inconvenient! Waiting 10 additional minutes before I
can see "George of the Jungle II", "Gigli: The Revenge of
Gigli", or "The Wonder Twins Movie".

Which the vast majority of viewers will convert to Xvid and
put on a cheap CD because they don't want to spend another
nickle and put it on a 4x DVD, because it ain't worth it.


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