Posted by beavis on 02/15/06 20:13

In article
<9mKIf.402160$qk4.389555@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, r wiley
<rawiley@att.net> wrote:

> Unless all HD DVD players are required to have an online connection
> to run, the encription will have to be static.

Exactly. Remember how well the original DIVX players worked? They had
to be plugged into a phone line to work, because the discs were
time-limited, and that was all controlled by the central server. No
connection, no playback.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX

>
> There is no unbreakable code.

It'll be a matter of months before the code is broken. The earlier the
HD-DVD-R drives come out, the faster it'll be broken.

And yes, Roy, we'll be fully expecting an apology.

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