Japan Kein HDCP Schutz bis 2011 (Blu-Ray / HD-DVD)

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Rammler
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#1 erstellt: 15. Mrz 2006, 02:11

Next-Gen DVD to Use HDTV Output until 2011

An outline of the implementation regulations for the Advanced Access Content System (AACS), the copyright management scheme to be used by Blu-ray Disc and High-Definition Digital Videodisc (HD DVD), has been announced. For discs sold in Japan and certain other specified regions, there will be no restrictions imposed on high-definition television (HDTV) signal output to analog terminals, such as "D" terminals. This is a temporary measure, however, until 2010, and from 2011 output to "D" terminals will be severely restricted.

There is considerable argument over whether or not players will include a function to disable HDTV output to D3/D4 terminals (analog restrict function), which do not have effective copy protection technology, between the film-making industry and the equipment manufacturers. As of November 2005, the personal computer group (headed by firms like Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp, both of the US) and the movie industry (including companies like Warner Bros Entertainment Inc of the US) were pressuring the equipment manufacturers to incorporate an analog restrict function. Many equipment manufacturers in Japan, where TVs without digital terminals are common, have been fiercely resisting the proposal, and finally won a compromise to keep the analog limit function out of Japan.

AACS Licensing Begins

Now that the issue has been resolved, licensing of the AACS copyright management scheme for next-generation optical discs can finally begin (see Table).

Japanese equipment manufacturers can relax for a while now that restrictions on output to "D" terminals have been avoided. It seems unlikely, however, that it will be possible to avoid implementing restrictions on output to analog terminals in 2011.

Equipment manufactured from January 1, 2011 will be unable to output HDTV video to analog terminals. It seems likely that equipment sold in both 2010 and 2011 will require some type of mechanism to disable HDTV video output in 2011. And from January 1, 2014, video output to analog terminals will be forbidden entirely.

Hollywood's Ultimatum
Many engineers express doubt that this item will ever be implemented. Massive resistance is expected from consumers and major retailers, and it could possibly destroy the entire next-gen optical disc market.

It is, in a sense, Hollywood's ultimatum to equipment manufacturers still selling TVs without high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) terminals. By indicating that analog terminals will be eliminated in the future, the movie industry seems to be issuing a strong warning to equipment manufacturers not to sell TVs without HDMI terminals, and to users not to buy them.

by Naoki Asakawa

(March 2006 Issue, Nikkei Electronics Asia)

http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/neasia/003549

Fudoh
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#2 erstellt: 15. Mrz 2006, 03:28

Und wenn sich jetzt nach bewahrheitet, dass Japan diesselbe BR Region bekommt wie die USA, dann gute Nacht ICT (analoges Downscaling).

Grüße
Tobias

Ralf2001
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#3 erstellt: 15. Mrz 2006, 10:44

Fudoh schrieb:

Und wenn sich jetzt nach bewahrheitet, dass Japan diesselbe BR Region bekommt wie die USA, dann gute Nacht ICT (analoges Downscaling).

Grüße
Tobias

Für USA wird so oder so die gleiche Logik wie für Japan gelten, da dort die gleiche Problematik (bereits viele HD-Displays im Markt ohne HDMI/HDCP wg. HD-Programmen im dortigen TV) existiert.

Rammler
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#4 erstellt: 15. Mrz 2006, 13:32

Gleiche Logik vielleicht aber nicht der gleiche Markt, glaube das Hollywood weitaus mehr druck ausüben kann als in Japan.

Ralf2001
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#5 erstellt: 15. Mrz 2006, 13:48

Rammler schrieb:

Gleiche Logik vielleicht aber nicht der gleiche Markt, glaube das Hollywood weitaus mehr druck ausüben kann als in Japan.

Die Entscheidung für USA ist aber auch schon gefallen, die Geräte werden doch auch derzeit schon produziert.