On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 16:24 -0500, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> So, for all intents & purposes, this would seem to mean that they can't
> encrypt or 'constrain the resolution' of any channel that you could
> otherwise get OTA in the clear. Any other content (i.e., most cable
> networks) is fair game for both encryption and 'resolution constraint'.
Right, so when you said:
> The cable companies are not required to provide HD resolution on the
> Firewire output. Most likely any HD content will be transcoded
> inside the cable box to, say, 480p before it's output over Firewire.
> As for viewing, that's totally independent of your cable box/Firewire
> setup. Since the recording are probably not going to be HD anyway, it really
>
> doesn't matter that you're going to be viewing them on a standard TV.
You only meant it in regards to non-OTA-available channels, right? ;)
So while they can't touch Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc... I shouldn't (and
don't) expect much from ESPN. But since this would be the *only* way of
getting HBO or Showtime in HD (which I don't currently receive), what
exactly is the point to all of the resistance to firewire that I've been
seeing on these list over the last 6 months?[1] I mean - we're talking
about a (small or matching) subset of channels available OTA, for those
who can't put up an antenna. There's a chance one can get channels such
as INHD, INHD2, ESPN unencrypted (which I do), and if one's provider
sends you an unencrypted HBO/Showtime if you already subscribe to the
non-HD versions, what's the scandal?
Sorry for the rant - I've got the flu today. ;)
-I
[1] And I don't mean specifically you - there have been a few people
that have said, "it's all encrypted - why bother?", when a little
homework would have yielded the legislation to which you pointed...
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