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In Reply to: The coming HDCP nightmare posted by jbmcb on February 17, 2006 at 08:24:02:
Want to watch a blue-ray or HD-DVD on your computer? You'll need Windows Vista (Not 2000, XP, or 2003) an HDCP compliant video card AND monitor.For the full resolution, yes. But you will still be able to play High Definition movies on your PC with the other Operating Systems in a downrezzed form (at least 960x540) if you have an appropriate Blu-Ray or HD-DVD computer drive.
You won't be able to make copies. You won't be able to watch high-definition output on anything but a completely HDCP enabled display chain (player, receiver/switcher, monitor/projector) The anti-copy protection for blue-ray (AACS) isn't even finalized yet.
Part of the AACS requirement for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD allows for at least 1 copy. Via an HDMI-HDCP or DVI-HDCP chain, you will be able to view the full digital resolution on the disc. Full analog resolution output is viewable if the content provider allows it. Several studios have already said they will allow full resolution via the analog outputs: those that don't will allow 960x540 analog output. AACS is waiting on the final agreement with the BD+ system. After that (should be in about a month), it's done.
On top of that, the new players will have wonky copy-protection schemes (sub-audiable watermarking, proposed player hacking protection via phone-home monitoring) The codec selection is disappointing (MPEG2 - OK, but getting old, MPEG4 - CAN be good, VC1 -motion artifact city)
No player will require an internet connection to play the movie. An internet connection may be required to enable some web-based material or possibly unlock special disc content, but the movie itself will never require an internet connection. The MPEG2 format on the next gen discs will be better than what you can see on DVD, HDTV or D-VHS/D-Theater today. The MPEG4 used for the next gen discs will not be the version that most people are familiar with today: this version (MPEG4/v.10/H.264 AP) will rival the master. As for VC-1 being "artifact city", you could not be farther off base: it will rival the master as well.
Looks like the businessmen have been trying to be engineers again. Yet another set of technologies destined to go the way of DAT, DCC, SACD, Minidisc, DVD-Audio...
How much money do you want to lose on this bet?
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Follow Ups
- huh? - Joe Murphy Jr 09:41:32 02/17/06 (1)
- argh... - jbmcb 17:42:30 02/21/06 (0)
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