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HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« on: 24 February 2006, 22:31 »
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/early_hdtv_adopters_screwed_by_hddisc_rules.html#more

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/06/02/24/1333207.shtml

More DRM bullshit.  This time, not with the computer end of things.

You know how the whole point of using Blue-Ray and HDDVD for movies was so you could watch movies in high definition?

Remember how MS said they wouldn't let you watch those disks in HD on windows unless you bought a new, DRM'd monitor?  Oh the OS can do it, the hardware can do it, your brand-new-expensive-non-DRM monitor can do it, but MS will purposefully downgrade the resolution on Vista computers.  They say it's to stop piracy, but we all know this is bullshit.  It's to punish you for not buying their new DRM equipment and being a good MPAA slave.

Well, the HD cartel is demanding that you have a DRM'd HD television set or any HDDVD and/or BLU-RAY player will artificially downgrade the resolution by a factor of four.  Guess what?  All those people who bought HD-TV sets when they came out?  You are expected to buy brand new, DRM'd tv sets.

The downgraded signal will be at 960 x 540.  Standard DVD resolution is 720x480.  

What complete asshats.
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #1 on: 24 February 2006, 23:42 »
Oh boy, ED resolution :o
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #2 on: 24 February 2006, 23:57 »
Wow ... fucking unbelievable ... I'm glad I didn't buy one :D

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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #3 on: 25 February 2006, 01:29 »
Easy solution, insert a Linx disc, turn the power on.
This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft.

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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #4 on: 25 February 2006, 01:34 »
It's still a vast wasteland, high definition or not. Hi def of Cameron Diaz' face just shows her acne better. Some things are better left to the imagination. When pirates camcord shows to pass around, they'll look just fine.

I just ordered a 3 MP DivX mp4 camera/camcorder with a 512mb sd card for a little over a hundred bucks. Thats two hours on a chip.

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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #5 on: 25 February 2006, 06:23 »
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #6 on: 25 February 2006, 06:52 »
And with a 2GB SD card you can store 8 hours per chip ! ... I just checked, they do exist.

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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #7 on: 25 February 2006, 17:21 »
My brother ordered a HDTV just a few days ago...
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #8 on: 25 February 2006, 19:22 »
It's the people who aint usualy arsed about this stuff that are being hit worst. They dont know it's coming.
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #9 on: 25 February 2006, 22:40 »
Quote from: piratePenguin
My brother ordered a HDTV just a few days ago...

So ... considering the articles above ... you gonna do anything about it ? (cancel the order)

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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #10 on: 26 February 2006, 02:51 »
Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H
So ... considering the articles above ... you gonna do anything about it ? (cancel the order)


Well, his brother could at least find out if it's DRM'd or not.
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Re: HDDVD/BLURAY: F*** early HDTV owners!
« Reply #11 on: 3 March 2006, 23:35 »
I aint gonna touch hd for a long time.