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Posted by Bob on 02/22/07 12:21
"Tom Horsley" <tom.horsley@att.net> wrote in message
news:20070220201924.233a423d@zooty...
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:24:34 -0000
> "Hugh" <naggers___remove____hole@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
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>> This seems like a major drop off design flaw with HDMI?
>> Does anyone have any practical solutions?
>
> There's far worse problems that that. For instance, I have a samsung
> up-converting DVD player, and it is hooked to my multi-input LCD monitor
> via hdmi. If I pause the DVD and switch the monitor to a different
> input for a minute to check something from a different source, I have to
> turn both the DVD player and the monitor on and off again and fast forward
> to where I left off if I want to resume watching the DVD because the
> $#@! HDCP protection scheme has timed out and disable the video.
>
> This is the sort of thing that drives law abiding citizens to become
> felons and buy black market HDCP stripping boxes (anyone know where
> I can get one :-).
>
My Samsung upconverting player ( HD 960) keeps track of the last 8 discs
played if they were stopped during playback. If you pop the disc out and
reinsert it the player starts play from where you stopped the disc the last
time, so no fast forwarding needed. Nice feature to have.
Bob
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