It is odd that the retails only choose to carry expensive HDMI cables, but I suppose that is part of the being a retailer you can choose to sell anything you want.
By confirming they are expensive you are just re-afirming the rip off at the retail stores. It will only take one big box store to start selling the less expensive HDMI cables.
Although HDCP was just approved by the FCC one and half years ago the standard was out before then.
AACS is actually less restrictive than CSS and will probably be cracked faster than CSS (2 years). It allows some copying and 1080i upconversion over analog outputs, both of which are denied with CSS.
There is more than just the PQ, the new interactive layer is awesome, if you haven't used it first hand don't bother responding. I was very sceptical at first till I played with one first hand. Between the overlays and other features I was blown away.
If you want to call for a boycott of something call for a boycott of movies that enploy the downrezzing. It will be marked on every movies package so consumers will have the choice before they make the purchase which is more than we can say for software licenses.
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Ben Drawbaugh @ Mar 22nd 2006 11:00AM
It is odd that the retails only choose to carry expensive HDMI cables, but I suppose that is part of the being a retailer you can choose to sell anything you want.
By confirming they are expensive you are just re-afirming the rip off at the retail stores. It will only take one big box store to start selling the less expensive HDMI cables.
Although HDCP was just approved by the FCC one and half years ago the standard was out before then.
AACS is actually less restrictive than CSS and will probably be cracked faster than CSS (2 years). It allows some copying and 1080i upconversion over analog outputs, both of which are denied with CSS.
There is more than just the PQ, the new interactive layer is awesome, if you haven't used it first hand don't bother responding. I was very sceptical at first till I played with one first hand. Between the overlays and other features I was blown away.
If you want to call for a boycott of something call for a boycott of movies that enploy the downrezzing. It will be marked on every movies package so consumers will have the choice before they make the purchase which is more than we can say for software licenses.