Intel and D* team up on the HR20

rad

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• Sep 26, 2006

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Check out this story:


http://home.businesswire.com/portal...d=news_view&newsId=20060926005814&newsLang=en

So what's so special about the Viiv platform that would prevent any Wintel box from being able to get this functionality?

 

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bommai

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• Sep 26, 2006

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I would assume it is the hardware based DRM. The rest is hogwash.

 

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jake14mw

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• Sep 26, 2006

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Well, I'd like to listen to my music and look at my photos on my TV. It won't make me go out and buy a new PC, but it would be a nice feature.

 

slacker9876

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• Sep 26, 2006

• #4

Too bad it won't work with a Linux PC ...

 

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ToddD

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• Sep 26, 2006

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rad said:

Check out this story:


http://home.businesswire.com/portal...d=news_view&newsId=20060926005814&newsLang=en

So what's so special about the Viiv platform that would prevent any Wintel box from being able to get this functionality?

Click to expand...

TPM chip

 

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realplaya3tn

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• Sep 26, 2006

• #6

oh great....now we'll even have more bugs if this happens

 

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tech007

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• Sep 27, 2006

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Ok let me guess more time per installation more stupid questions to answer and more repeat service calls. Awesome!

 

jbman73175

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• Sep 27, 2006

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Interesting, but I wonder what other functionality it might bring in the future. Tech007 I take it you are a D* CSR or something like that?

 

ryanm86

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• Sep 27, 2006

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There are no stupid questions, only stupid technicians that can't answer them.

 

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tech007

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• Sep 27, 2006

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Hey I rather be one of those stupid technicians. Would save me lots of time.

 

ryanm86

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• Sep 28, 2006

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Just plead ignorance, it's always worked for me.