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In Reply to: RE: Re: posted by Jack G on May 26, 2007 at 08:41:24
IMO, the only way frequent updates can work in a big way is for the updates to be delivered on the movie disks themselves, and happen quickly and transparently to the viewer.
My brand-new Toshiba HD-A20 on 256K DSL line required 50 minutes for the update from firmware 1.0 to 1.5, and I suspect that the chances of of a non-technical user either "bricking" the player by prematurely interrupting the power, or not figuring out how to get it online at all, are pretty good.
Then too, supporting older model players with firmware updates indefinitely is simply not going to be a sustainable option.
The industry's best bet is probably the one they seem to be finally considering: Easing up on the DRM and hopefully making it unobtrusive enough that folks are either unaware that it exists, or think it's so weak that it's hardly worth their bother to totally crack. NEVER challenge hackers by telling them you've got something they can't break ;-)
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Toshiba does send out CDs with new firmware to its customers when they develoupe them, but it takes a while. I suspect this will not be an issue in the future. Once they've got all the bugs worked out, I'm guessing they won't need FW updates. As I understand it, the latest FW is for enabling the players to get options/extras from the internet while the movie is playing. Blood Diamond will be the first movie with that feature. Right now, my A1 has 2.0, and I'm supposed to get the 2.2 CD in the middle of June, since I won't download FW. I don't really care, my player works fine as it is.
enjoy,
Jack
You can download the firmware as disk image files from Toshiba's Canadian website, and the CDs you burn from them ought to be as safe as the ones Toshiba is mailing you.
The other reason I mostly leave my player disconnected from the internet is because the potential is there to use it to track my viewing habits, and far too many parties (like all AACS consortium member companies) might have access to it.
Yea, I could download the .ISO image, but I'm not that motivated. I did that a year ago with 1.2, and dispite it checking out OK, when I upgraded my machine, both the picture and the sound were messed up. I ended up returning it for another player. They *will* send me a CD-they always do. I may or may not use it.
Regardless, my player plays everything quite well with 2.0, and I know 2.2 just enables, the internet features and fixes the HDMI-> DVI problem. Neither one is an issue for me.
Jack
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