Samsung senior marketing manager Bill Dickey said that Samsung's 50- and 58-inch wireless high-definition plasma displays are on track in the US for a September 2007 release, but would have been available earlier if not for the concerns of the movie studios about the security of the wireless transmissions. The market is ready for these products, but Hollywood isn't. A Samsung spokesperson noted that Hollywood would apparently not have an issue with the wireless HD displays if they output lower-resolution video, wireless 720p isn’t as big of a worry for them.
Movie studios are worried that the 802.11n wireless transmission methods used for the displays may not be tight enough to keep people from recording the HD content stripped of its DRM. In order to meet Samsung's target date for a September launch, the movie studios need to approve Samsung's secure wireless system by late spring. "We have the technology; we are just waiting on approval and are currently negotiating for approval for June," the spokesperson said.
Those negotiations could possibly lead to something like the forced video downgrades that the studios have been interested in for Blu-ray and HD DVD. This could mean that electronics manufacturers working on HD wireless displays might need to use a special Hollywood-approved encryption specification for their wireless transmissions. In the event that a wireless TV device could not talk to another Hollywood-approved device, it would then cause the display to output lower quality video.
News source: Ars Technica
Movie studios are worried that the 802.11n wireless transmission methods used for the displays may not be tight enough to keep people from recording the HD content stripped of its DRM. In order to meet Samsung's target date for a September launch, the movie studios need to approve Samsung's secure wireless system by late spring. "We have the technology; we are just waiting on approval and are currently negotiating for approval for June," the spokesperson said.
Those negotiations could possibly lead to something like the forced video downgrades that the studios have been interested in for Blu-ray and HD DVD. This could mean that electronics manufacturers working on HD wireless displays might need to use a special Hollywood-approved encryption specification for their wireless transmissions. In the event that a wireless TV device could not talk to another Hollywood-approved device, it would then cause the display to output lower quality video.
News source: Ars Technica
They need the approval if they want to stick the magic 'HD-Ready' sticker on it I think, plus Hollywood is being allowed to act like THE law so I guess it sort of fits that they get to say what can and can't be released... got to get the techs and lawyers to give it the once over to make sure it serves them only.
yeah, the fact that its wireless makes any difference what so ever. now, we will have pirates roaming the streets trying to hijack peoples wireless tv transmissions. oh wait, whats that? oh, your worries about pirates riping their own wireless transmissions? why bother when you can just rip the source?
If his name was Richard maybe, then you may have made a funny . . . but sorry you fail at humor
Anyway can't see why studios are so concerned bout this, should be more of the individual privacy thing... but not that i care...
PS sorry if this makes no sense... i'm a bit wasted..
*trumpets fanfare*
[this post is sarcasm. Sp3ctranova does not endorse copyright infringement.]
well "hollywood-approved" drm seems to be cracked quickly enough, what makes them think their wireless encryption will be any better?
that's it, mpaa! spank me, spank me!! oh, mpaa, you hot bitch!
oh, and wtf is the deal with 'hollywood' having to approve a tv or wireless technology. if i look on the back of my tv, is there a tag that reads: 'inspected by susan sarandon'?
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