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Posted by Mark Jones on 02/16/06 01:35
AZ Nomad wrote:
> On 13 Feb 2006 04:58:09 -0800, Modemac <modemac@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/12/only_big_companies_p.html
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>> 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.
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> No problem. If over the air TV is a 1 and film is a 10, DVD sits at
> about 3 and hdtv at about 4. It is a pretty damn small difference.
>
> Until the anticonsumer measures are broken, I'll just stick with DVD
> and Film.
No joke. They just keep giving everyone more reasons not to buy
into the the technology. They may find that they have spent a lot
of money developing all of these protection schemes and very few
people buy any of the hardware or movies.
Every time they make it harder for consumers to buy and use the
new technology, the smaller their potential market gets.
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