Fujitsu's MB88395 HD-over-Firewire controller hits the road
by Steven Kim 
posted Apr 29th 2009 at 9:28AM
FireWire posts
OWC introduces first external Blu-ray drive with quad interface
by Darren Murph posted Oct 22nd 2008 at 11:31AM
tru2way camp reassures FCC this is the open standard they are looking for
by Richard Lawler posted Aug 15th 2008 at 1:32AM
[Via Cable Digital News]
Meet the new boss, Cable Labs' DTCP-IP
by Steven Kim posted Aug 27th 2007 at 11:59AM
CableLabs' latest DRM scheme, DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Copy Protection), got approval from a number of movie studios last week. This new streaming protocol is an extension of the DTCP protection on FireWire links, and is supposed to allow secured sharing of digital content within a home network. How secure? According to the CableLabs CEO, the new protocol allows for the "same level of protection, functionality, and treatment of content" as with AACS. Ahem. If that's true, count on a crack before the standard ever sees the light of day. Still, we're hoping that this will open up possibilities for TiVO functionality that has gone missing, like To-Go and Multi-Room Viewing. We also wonder what the real definition of a "home network" means to CableLabs -- could this spell trouble for place-shifting devices like the Slingbox?V3HD FireWire capture box boasts inputs galore
by Darren Murph posted Aug 3rd 2007 at 9:03AM
[Thanks, Kaku]
HANA adds Cablevision & 17 other new members, demos connectivity
by Richard Lawler posted Jan 10th 2007 at 1:48PM
We've been following the High Definition Audio Video Network Alliance for over a year now and at this year's CES the group is announcing it has added 18 new companies, most notably Cablevision joining as a board member. The promise of easily connected HD devices from companies like JVC, Mitsubishi and Samsung is enticing but the fact is that none of those companies announced plans for the technology in their new product lineups. CE Pro sat in on a reception last night and did see connectivity demonstrations on various devices, including a HANA-enabled Samsung HDTV. Progress takes time so for now check out a list of HANA's 17 other new members after the break and dream of a day when your HDTV, AV system, set-top box, DVR and PMPs can join hands as sisters and brothers throughout the house with no new wiring or extensive setup necessary.Read - Cablevision Joins High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) Board
Read - HANA Scores with Multiple Vendors Showing Interoperability over 1394
1394 is -- still -- coming to home theater
by Richard Lawler posted Jun 16th 2006 at 1:21PM
Things have been a bit quiet on the 1394 front since the HANA announcement, but they want us to know things are still progressing. This article from EETimes goes into the issues faced by the connector and why it hasn't taken off yet. We all want all of our devices to be able to talk to each other and share their content but so far that hasn't materialized. Helping get the ball rolling are planned 1394b support in a Vista service pack and the ability to send 1394 signals over ethernet or coax. Still, many CE manufacturers seem to be backing ethernet and the DLNA as a way of connecting devices, and this stalemate is even more complex than Blu-ray/HD DVD. As it is, most of us have cable or satellite boxes equipped with FireWire, ethernet and USB ports that are mostly unsupported, unless you like to tinker. Is the (easily) connected home 6 months or 6 years away?Windows Media Center: Cablecard support is great but what about 5C?
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Feb 3rd 2006 at 5:40PM
While we all sit patiently waiting for Windows Media Center
CableCARD support I started to wonder. FireWire has been available on Cable boxes for almost 2 years
but we still can't stream HD to our Xbox 360 since most of the channels are protected with 5C. This of course also
prevents us from enjoying the content in HD on our HTPCs because of the lack of 5C support. Some people say that 5C
will never be supported by PCs, but the original 5C presentation actually has a picture of a PC connected to the 1394
network. So all of this this lead me to the question: why hasn't Microsoft added 5C support to Windows Media Center Edition?Is it simply because CableCARD is a better solution, so why bother? Wouldn't it be cool if WMCE could participate in a HAVi or HANA network, turning other HANA TVs into Media Center connectors? Or support backing up to DVHS? Maybe they have tried but were turned down. Either way, I think it would be a great option, especially considering it wouldn't require a special capture card in the computer, just a 5C supported 1394 port.
Apple/Firewire getting a boost from HANA's HDTV plan?
by Richard Lawler posted Dec 20th 2005 at 4:07AM
So it would seem, Macsimum News has gone deeper into last weeks
announcement of the newly-formed HDTV
initiative, and how exactly they plan to connect all of your devices together. Basically, HANA certified
devices will all use 1394 to communicate with one another, without the installation of drivers and users will be able
to control all connected devices with one remote.What with Firewire being an Apple technology, plus Apple's existing relationships with some of the companies in the group, it seems like a no-brainer that apple will be getting on board at some point. That is all of no concern to me, I just want to know when I can get that widescreen high-resolution MPEG-4 playing video iPod, Mr. Jobs?
