Posted by Allan on 03/25/06 14:25

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:00:25 -0800, Fred C. Dobbs <nus@tenretni.moc>
wrote:

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/22/high-def_discs_will_never_require_wired_internet/

>The header on this post is misleading, Was going to say read the last
>senence , then I realized the whoe thing was just one sentence.
>Any way read the last 20 or so words. They still may require the unit
>to contact some sort of database.

The header is not misleading. "NEVER REQUIRE" a dedicated internet
connection is the key.

Naturally if you want access some special features that may be
included... internet could be an option. Very different than
"requiring" a permanent connection to play a disc.






"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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