skinard
08-07-2002, 08:09 AM
Does anyone know how the DVI HDCP situation would deal with over the air broadcasts? Would the primetime network shows be encoded with HDCP to prevent recording or are we mainly talking about movies? What are the networks views on this subject?
JoeInBH
08-07-2002, 08:58 AM
In "broadcasting" the goal is to cast your signal as broadly as possible. It is an advertising-driven business model. They talk of adding more in-show product placement to defeat people skipping the commercials with Tivo, but it remains advertising-driven. I don't have any first-hand info from the networks, but I cannot imagine them wanting to encrypt anything. It's not inconceivable, however, that movies studios - when licensing their films to be shown on broadcast TV (a la James Bond picture show on ABC) would try to exert some leverage to get encryption for that particular film.
Joe
kevinw
08-07-2002, 02:24 PM
DVI in connection with OTA is highly unlikely. First DVI is to protect Hollywood from unauthorized copying and distribution of films.
No film that is broadcast OTA is close to being unedited or nearly new. That privilage goes to the PPV or HBO's.
As for timeshifting you favorite Hd program then you will need a recorder. Currently all HD recorders use DVI or similar to connect to the TV not to the STB. Tivo-DishPVR do not record HD.
