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Posted by Alpha on 10/07/46 11:53
"Phat Bytestard" <phatbytestard@getinmahharddrive.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:52:32 GMT, not@home.now (GMAN) Gave us:
>
>>In article <cki0c212r1ogdqhfrigfir2t96dnmqrd75@4ax.com>, Phat Bytestard
>><phatbytestard@getinmahharddrive.org> wrote:
>>>On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:20:29 -0000, Doug Jacobs
>>><djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> Gave us:
>>>
>>>>Even then, the strongest locks in the world won't make a bit of
>>>>difference
>>>>if the theives just drive a truck through the wall.
>>>
>>> Stupid analogy.
>>>
>>>> In other words, you may
>>>>not have to crack the encryption if you can otherwise bypass it
>>>>altogether.
>>>
>>> It isn't some stupid console gaming system.
>>>
>>> Not if the firmware checks for it in more than one location and at
>>>more than one instance during playback. You won't be hacking these
>>>players any time soon.
>>>
>>> HD, High res signals won't be on your DVR any time soon either. Even
>>>those that would claim so have a dumbed down (overtly compressed)
>>>datagram.
>>>
>>> Good luck with that.
>>WTF are you talking about? I already own a HiDef DirecTV reciever with
>>Tivo. I
>>already can record HD stuff and i have been able to for damn near 2 years
>>now.
>
>
> It is wide format, but not True HD. What you watch is, but what you
> are able to record gets downgraded. And temporal recording onto a
> hard drive is NOT permanent recording on optical storage mediums.
It should be noted that laws have been introduced that would make Tivos that
do not respond to copy protection streams illegal. Therefore, Tivo must
make it possible to have its units remotely disabled....not a very good
business model.
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