Re: [gentoo-user] High Definition and OSS

[Florian Philipp]

On Sat, 24 May 2008 17:15:34 +0100
Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote:

>
> On 24 May 2008, at 10:03, Florian Philipp wrote:
> >> ...
> >> I would avoid bluray until it gets easier to play.
> >
> > Hmm, on which features depends the encryption? Would a Windows Media
> > Player in Wine be able to play it or do I need an operating system
> > supporting it, maybe in a virtual machine? Has anyone tried?
>
> Neither of these methods would work at all.
>
> Read up on the Protected Video Path (PVP) at:
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
> command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9005047
>
> Basically you won't be able to use a "legitimate" player under
> Linux. You either rip it, use a DeCSS equivalent, or not at all.
>
> >> Why would you buy an HD-DVD reader?
> >> That format is dead and there won't be any new titles.
> >
> > It's meant for my dad. He's a big Star Trek fan and afaik the new
> > remastered Star Trek Original Series is HD-DVD-only.
>
> It'll probably be available on BluRay soon enough, although HD-DVD
> might be a cheap way to buy it. But don't plan on being able to use
> those disks on set-top hi-def players in 5 years time.
>
> > The price
> > difference isn't that big, either.
>
> For the drive, no. It's probably worth paying for that extra feature.
>
> Stroller.
>
>

Well, then it's a no-go. The display is a pre-"HD-ready" TV-set with a
standard DVI-D-port and a fairly high but non-standard resolution so I
don't expect it to work with a hardware player or PVP.

Well, it seems like the only thing someone like me can do is to use
[ahem] *alternative* ways to obtain a copy [1].

[1] Notice that this mail isn't signed in case someone doesn't
understand the irony in the statement above. Of course I'm a good
capitalistic citizen who'd give his life to protect the property of
Warner Bros. and Disney...
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