Before everyone gets all het up about the "OK to use 1394 for passing DVD video and DVD-A between a player and a sink device such as a digital television and/or an audio product such as a processor" news, my master requests that you look at the one page in the 1.0 spec that deals with copy protection: Page GI3-13. It basically pushes the question of which CP scheme to use back on the manufacturer OR on the disc producer.

The likelyhood is that it will be some form of 5C/DTCP, but who knows? THe document simply allows for a scheme, but doesn't say which one.

By the way, be warned that the cost to manufacturers for the 1394 parts AND the cost of the software used to run it (not to be confused with the 1394 royalty, which is nominal) can add up VERY quickly.

This old dog anxiously awaits a single-wire connection between DVD-A machines and processors, but he ain't holding his breath -- let alone for something that I can slip in under my kibble budget.

But what do I know, I'm only a dog!

ARF ARF, says Iggy.

[This message has been edited by Iggy The Dog (edited December 16, 2002).]