2010 — the Year AACS and HDMI Kill Off HD Component Video 424
For home theater buffs who want (or already have) a high-def system using component-video connections, time may be growing short. Audiofan writes with this story, which begins: "Digital HD (high definition), like that enabled through HDMI and Blu-ray, is awesome. It offers amazing picture and audio quality. It allows you to conveniently connect one single cable to provide both picture and sound. It is royally going to screw up a lot of homes next year. Wait, what was that last part? After December 31, 2010, manufacturers will not be 'allowed' [to] introduce new hardware with component video outputs supplying more than an SD resolution (480i or 576i). Should this go through as planned, it's going to disable or throw a wrench in a lot of existing custom installations as soon as the end of this year." The AACS in the headline stands for Advanced Access Content System, the industry scheme to block "the analog hole" by controlling content from storage media to eyeballs.
no analogue holes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Money Money Money (Score:5, Funny)
Oblig... (Score:5, Funny)
"24K gold-plated connectors help protect the cable's optical lens to ensure consistent signal transfer"
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketfish%26%23153%3B+-+8'+Digital+Optical+Cable/8315147.p?id=1174694191675&skuId=8315147&st=optical [bestbuy.com]
Re:Money Money Money (Score:5, Funny)
I prefer the more natural feel of less pointy 1s and less defined 0s
Re:Bye bye Wii (Score:3, Funny)
Huh? We need a "poster misunderstood the point of the article" flag.
Re:no analogue holes (Score:1, Funny)
Monster cables do look better. Does the normal consumer need them? Not necessarily but it definitely looks better than the standard hdmi cable. Don't confuse you needing glasses with Monster trying to rip you off. :)
Re:Just buy the unofficial ones (Score:5, Funny)
I was really interested in and browsed this for almost 4 hours before I realized that my spell check changed it from HDCP to HARD.
Re:Just buy the unofficial ones (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, I'm not going to Google any phrase containing the word "stripper". Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.
Re:Money Money Money (Score:3, Funny)
You left off the $200 gold-plated HDMI connectors. Since converting to gold plated, I've noticed that the digital signal has 0's which are softer and rounder, while the 1's are slimmer and pointier at the top.
I prefer the more natural feel of less pointy 1s and less defined 0s
DO NOT MOCK MY $2500 GOLD-PLATED HDMI CABLE! (sob)
Re:Where? (Score:3, Funny)
Stupid regulation motivated by greed: USA
Stupid regulation motivated by stupidity/gullibility (often caused by the USA): mainland Europe
Stupid regulation inspired by Orwell: UK, possibly Australia
Not stupid regulation: anywhere else
Re:no analogue holes (Score:3, Funny)
Well you gotta be careful you know. You can buy the $20 cable, but we can't guarantee it has no analogue holes. Now imagine yourself sitting down to watch the latest rental. Do you want to have to get up in the middle of it to realize you're leaking analogue all over the floor?
Re:Money Money Money (Score:5, Funny)
Then you need gold-pressed-latinum plated HDMI cables, and our specially-crafted power strip made of ebony hand-rubbed to a sheen by naked virgins. It softens the zeros and rounds the ones ever so slightly. There's even a knob hand-carved from a Unicorn horn that stretches a bit of snipegut and can adjust the pointiness to a great level of precision. The dial even goes to 11, and there's a 12 setting available for a small extra fee of $50,000.
Re:Just buy the unofficial ones (Score:3, Funny)
You are a wise men as this [google.com] was on the first page of the image results.
Re:Just buy the unofficial ones (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Money Money Money (Score:5, Funny)
Interesting the last snipegut stretching knob I bought was made of rhino horn and I was unhappy with the result. Perhaps the magic of a Unicorn horn is what I need.
Where can I order one? 50k is very affordable if I will be able to convince myself it is working as you describe.
Re:no analogue holes (Score:1, Funny)
I don't know, but I have a lifetime warranty power strip from them that also "cleans power" and it's actually pretty nice just in general. Spaces for large plugs, labeled places to plug in my TV, receiver, etc. And it recently got killed by a power surge.
They replaced it, but not no-questions asked. They asked if any of my electronics died. Why? They wanted to honor their $150K guarantee my electronics won't fry.
Frankly, it's worth the extra cost if you're willing to pursue painless warranty claims. I plan to make them make good on this for the rest of my natural life.
you're silly (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:no analogue holes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Money Money Money (Score:5, Funny)
The $50K is the upgrade to 12. The unit itself is $250,000 for the base model, and extra $10,000 if you want to specify the hair color of the virgins who rub the ebony (redheads tend to have brighter, harsher treble, for example).
Of course, you'll want one for each channel to avoid any crosstalk, and one of our technicians will happily walk you through the process of having a second power feed run to your house so you don't run both channels off the same power lines, because that would be just silly.
Re:Money Money Money (Score:3, Funny)
Sure, though in the interests of disclosure I didn't say the virgins were particularly attractive, or even female. Just so you're adequately warned. I don't want to be accused of cheating anyone or misrepresenting my product, after all.
Re:Money Money Money (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Money Money Money (Score:1, Funny)
Forget the cables. How much for the virgins?
Re:no analogue holes (Score:1, Funny)
Why is this funny? Bad grammar?
+1 Informative, or a technical refutation, if you please.
Re:no analogue holes (Score:1, Funny)
I don't know, but I have a lifetime warranty power strip from them that also "cleans power" and it's actually pretty nice just in general. Spaces for large plugs, labeled places to plug in my TV, receiver, etc. And it recently got killed by a power surge.
They replaced it, but not no-questions asked. They asked if any of my electronics died. Why? They wanted to honor their $150K guarantee my electronics won't fry.
Frankly, it's worth the extra cost if you're willing to pursue painless warranty claims. I plan to make them make good on this for the rest of my natural life.
Someday you'll forget to click post anonymously. And we'll enforce the terms of that 'lifetime' for once and for all...
Sincerely,
Monster Customer Service
Re:Just buy the unofficial ones (Score:4, Funny)
Pshaw, if you really had balls you'd search for "HD CP stripper".
BRB, FBI.