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In Reply to: Re: posted by Jack G on May 26, 2007 at 08:41:24:
IMO, the only way frequent updates can work in a big way is for the updates to be delivered on the movie disks themselves, and happen quickly and transparently to the viewer.
My brand-new Toshiba HD-A20 on 256K DSL line required 50 minutes for the update from firmware 1.0 to 1.5, and I suspect that the chances of of a non-technical user either "bricking" the player by prematurely interrupting the power, or not figuring out how to get it online at all, are pretty good.
Then too, supporting older model players with firmware updates indefinitely is simply not going to be a sustainable option.
The industry's best bet is probably the one they seem to be finally considering: Easing up on the DRM and hopefully making it unobtrusive enough that folks are either unaware that it exists, or think it's so weak that it's hardly worth their bother to totally crack. NEVER challenge hackers by telling them you've got something they can't break ;-)
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Follow Ups
- RE: Re: - 4season 07:08:45 05/27/07 (3)
- Its really just the early adopters that have to deal with these things. - Jack G 07:28:06 05/27/07 (2)
- RE: Its really just the early adopters that have to deal with these things. - 4season 11:46:23 05/27/07 (1)
- Its not practical for my A1 to hooked to the internet - Jack G 06:45:17 05/28/07 (0)
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