Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: tejek who wrote (142973)	2/28/2002 4:13:01 PM
From: brian1501	Read Replies (1) of 1574683

Brian, did you have to overcome all the roadblocks discussed in the article? The author makes it look like its a major hassle and costly. I didn't have too bad a time on my way to HD viewing pleasure. It is definitely more costly than a regular tv, but it is worth it. It's definitely not something you want to shell out for in every room of the house, but having your nicest tv be a HD one, is doable. I was lucky and got a HD cable box from TW. It's nice since they don't charge anything over regular digital cable, so I saved the $400 + it would have cost me to get my own decoder box. The main issue now is the movie studios trying to alter the spec and put encrypted digital connections on the sets. This would immediately obsolete the current sets, and making a device that would convert the signal to one existing sets could understand would violate the DMCA. This has created a waiting game because nobody wants their multi-thousand HD set to be obsolete. I guess I'll just enjoy sports, network programming etc. in HD if that comes to pass. I think those things will ultimately be the driving force behind HD anyways. Movies just aren't as important as the studios make them out to be. Brian

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next