No bluray with firmware newer then 1/1/2011 supports anything more then 480p
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Veech" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:06:19 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] HD Fury yikes, did I miss the window of opportunity? I need a BluRay with 720p on component output. Otherwise I have to get a converter like the HD Fury? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:51 Subject: Re: [H] HD Fury > Yeah, not so much a threat. ANY Bluray player with a firmware newer then > 1/1/2011 will not output anything but downconverted to 480P over > component, otherwise they cannot get licensed... > > Analog Sunset means that ANY model that goes after that date is a no-go. > > http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/315977/what-older-model-blu-ray-player-will-do-1080i-through-component > > On 29.11.2011 13:36, Harry McGregor wrote: >> Hi, >> >> If the blu ray player has component out (not just composite or s-video >> and HDMI), then there is no need for the HDFury. >> >> The threat has been that the MPAA would force the BluRay makers to only >> output 720p, 1080p and 1080i via HDCP enabled HDMI, and would force down >> resolution to 480p on component output. >> >> Some cable companies have done this for specific pay per view items, but >> nothing else (yet?). >> >> The issue is devices like the HD PVR that let's you re-encode from >> Component inputs, the MPAA hates this idea/concept, and want's to close >> the "analog hole" where you can re-digitize analog output (and the >> analog basically can't have encryption on it). >> >> Harry >> >
