If I understand this correctly, new HDDVD and Blu-Ray players are being cluttered with so much DRM (Digital Rights Management) overhead that:
- It takes about a full minute for discs to start playing because of the decryption process.
- You need to use (costly) HDMI cables. Not because they are better than composite, but because they maintain the encryption throughout the transmission of video (data) from the player to the TV (so someone can't copy the data or video stream). So, if you have a TV with no HDMI input, you're screwed, it won't play high-def videos.
- If you buy a new disk and it so happens that the manufacturer of your player has had their key revoked for some reason, the player could update its internal list and stop playing discs -- even the ones that worked before!
- The catch is, the weakest link on all of this is the HDCP protection on the HDMI connector. That is not very strong, so it's most likely that real pirates will crack this easily enough. So all of this just adds annoyance to the consumer who just wants to buy and enjoy legitimate media.
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