Posted by <normanstrong on 03/24/06 16:36

Will Blu-Ray require ANYTHING in addition to the disc, the player and the
monitor? Anything at all? Anything not required by current DVDs?

Norm Strong


"Allan" <Spamsucks@finallykantica22admitstobebrianlamb.org> wrote in message
news:71q7229npcqvg8bnn9j09a9p9rs6pdo8uf@4ax.com...
> "Redmond (WA) - Contrary to statements made by reputable officials,
> reported in TG Daily and elsewhere, stating that Blu-ray and HD DVD
> high-definition video disc players would require dedicated and
> exclusive wired Internet connections in order to implement a key
> provision of AACS copy protection, a spokesperson for the AACS
> Licensing Administrator, who is also one of Microsoft's key
> representatives to AACS, told TG Daily yesterday afternoon that the
> copy protection system can utilize a customer's existing network
> equipment, including Ethernet routers and WiFi transmitters."
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> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/22/hi...ired_internet/
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> "This is air tight."
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> h well, maybe not Alpha.
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> "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
> because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable
> from
> -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
> time."
> - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

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