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Tuan Nguyen (Blog) - February 16, 2006 12:08 AM

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Changes with AACS and BD+ content protection schemes provoke a delay deemed necessary by the Blu-ray group

Reports are circulating the Web indicating that Blu-ray and HD DVD may have to sit around a while longer before players become available for public consumption. This is because the security mechanism that both formats use, called Advanced Access Content System (AACS), has yet to see a finalized specification.

The wait is due to the Blu-ray committee deciding that the protection provided by AACS was simply not enough. Blu-ray is using an advanced encryption system called BD+ which is suppose to work together with AACS, but as of right now, this isn't fully hammered out yet. Also accompanying these two protection schemes is Microsoft's own COPP (Certified Output Protection Protocol) which is used to detect whether or not a data stream being sent out from a disc reader/drive is being used to copy or to play a movie.

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forget it

By neihrick on 2/16/2006 12:30:14 AM , Rating: 2

i understand these companies have put a lot of money into this blue laser stuff, but i really dont see a reason why we dont go with the holographic tech i.e. optware. i mean, by the time most people get these 1080p screens, hvd could be standardized.

RE: forget it

By tmp8000 on 2/16/2006 12:43:50 AM , Rating: 2

I think the reason why, at least as of right now, is the price of Holographic DVDs are $120 a pop, and the readers cost $15,000. While choosing it and ramping up production would obviously lower costs, right now it is just so expensive it almost doesn't seem worth it for the consumer level. Plus Blu-ray they think will eventually get up to 300 gigs, so it's not too bad.

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RE: forget it

By Furen on 2/16/2006 3:16:04 AM , Rating: 2

300GB would require 12 layers... I hardly think this is doable, worth it or even reasonably durable. In fact, I think we wont even see 4 layers for a long while.

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Thier loss

By segagenesis on 2/16/2006 1:16:20 AM , Rating: 5

I wonder if they have yet to realize that all this does is just delay the inevitable and inconvenience those who play fair. Not to say they shouldnt be able to protect thier content the way they should, but do you *really* need to force encryption on the the monitor? With HD camcorders its not like someone cant just point one at a screen :P I do this while frowning at HDCP when I'm going to have to buy an expensive monitor... again... just to watch Milla streak herself in high definition.

All the while they pretty much guarantee we will never ever see Fair Use again. And dont give me this "well you would only care if you copied movies" static. Some of my earliest DVD's are biting the dust from rotting away. Same for my earliest audio CD's. I guess they will start suing us for remembering scenes in movies because were violating copyright with our memories.

By DigitalFreak on 2/16/2006 8:42:32 AM , Rating: 2

Sounds to me like a ploy by Sony to hold up the launch of HD-DVD so they can play catch up. HD-DVD was set to launch a couple of months before BluRay...

RE: BS

By ncage on 2/16/2006 11:01:28 AM , Rating: 2

Why would it be a ploy? BR has got the technology advantage over HD-DVD but it cost more money. There is not catch up for BR. Im not saying i favor BR cause i don't because of the cost concerns.

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Sad time for the disc

By tjr508 on 2/16/2006 12:51:16 AM , Rating: 3

I remember when CDs and DVDs were introduced to the mainstream PC market, they each had over twice the storage of the typical $300 hard drive of the day. Now, we cant even get one out that has the storage of roughly 20% of a typical $150 hard drive.

The Chinese Standard?

By BladeVenom on 2/16/2006 11:49:10 AM , Rating: 2

Wasn't China working on their own format? With all the delays and onerous copy protection schemes for HD-DVD and Blueray, maybe they will be the darkhorse.