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I did another search for DVI and all the big name companies are adding it to their 2002 lineup. Here is a one year article about DVI. Digital Visual Interface: a fix for what ails HDTV By Parviz Khodi EE Times May 21, 2001 (10:07 a.m. EST) With lackluster sales of high-definition television (HDTV) devices and the dearth of HDTV programming, the HDTV industry faces a classic chicken-and-egg scenario. Satellite and cable providers won't provide more channels of HD content until the viewership increases. Consumers won't buy an expensive HDTV until compelling HD content becomes available. And HDTVs won't become more affordable until demand increases. The industry needs a killer application to turn the tide-and premium Hollywood content in HD format is the ticket. Hollywood studios want to release their premium HD content for home viewing, but are concerned about revenue loss due to piracy and copyright infringement. The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) with high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) offers a viable solution. The majority of Motion Picture Association studios, as well as satellite TV operator Echostar and consumer electronics manufacturer Thomson, publicly support DVI/HDCP. JVC and Scientific Atlanta are developing HDCP-enabled set-top boxes (STBs) and HDTVs as well. DVI is the ideal digital interface for connecting a video source device-such as an STB, DVD player or D-VHS player-to an HD display. Only DVI has the bandwidth to accommodate uncompressed, HD digital video transmission in the encrypted format preferred by studios. That capability offers cost and performance advantages over IEEE 1394, which requires that MPEG decoding capability be added to the HDTV. Decoding video in this manner renders the HDTV vulnerable to obsolescence due to potential video format changes. It is preferable to have intelligence reside in the STB rather than the HDTV, since TVs have a longer life span and require a larger investment. DVI also supports video menu overlays, which enable popular features like Web browsing, picture-in-picture graphics and robust menu graphic user interfaces. DVI/HDCP protects content but does not preempt consumer rights to record or time-shift video content for personal use. DVI/HDCP does not impact the and functionality of upstream devices such as personal video recorders or digital VCRs, which are independent of the DVI connection to the HDTV. DVI/HDCP fulfills the promise of HDTV by providing access to premium content that would otherwise be unavailable. We believe DVI will win as the mainstream solution for the digital interface to the HDTV because it accommodates uncompressed video-HD video's native format-is low-cost and easy to implement. DVI/HDCP is also future-proof, and with a DVI solution that integrates audio and video (A/V), cabling can be reduced to a single, universal DVI cable between the source device or A/V receiver and the display. Finally, DVI has the endorsement of the studios, critical for any future digital interface standard for the consumer electronics market.

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Ranger good post: Do a search on DVI/HDCP and you will see that Echostar, Direct TV, cable companies (supporting both firewire and DVI), Sony, Hitachi, Samsung, JVC, Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, etc. have adopted DVI as the standard for HDTV encryption. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ive done the searches and have had many discussions ad nauseam on this issue. Of the eight companies you listed supporting DVI, five of them (Sony, Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Bros.) are the movie studios of course they are going to support it. I can show you an equal number of companies that support the IEEE/HAVi architecture, including Echostar/Direct TV. Ranger: All I know is that I have read a dozen press releases from big name companies who are now incorporating DVI-HDCP into each new set and many other electronics will also have this plug. Maybe instead of saying DVI was adopted as the standard I should have said the current standard. I think that most companies realize that people are waiting for standardization before jumping in and plunking down thousands on a set. I hope DVI is it. That doesn't mean that there isn't room in the back of newer sets for other plugs too. S-Video lives along side component video so why not have several plugs. I would just like the BS to stop and the HD programming to start. quote: I also dont blame them. Ive always supported the studios right to protect their intellectual property from theft, but what I dont support is the manner in how they are trying to do it. The studios have been crying the sky is falling since the Betamax case back in the early eighties. These schmucks have been proclaiming, with the advent of the VCR, that it would destroy Hollywood, but as we all know the contrary has happened. What is so fundamentally different in HD versus VHS other than picture quality? Nothing. In my opinion, this has very little to do about copying movies; its all about control. With the arrival of digital television, Hollywood is attempting to reverse the fair use rights of consumers and in effect control how we use (in the privacy of our homes) our entertainment devices. The potential exists that that new Toshiba with DVI/HDCP architecture you bought will become nothing more than a pay-per-view box. I don't need to tape movies anyway. I watch them once and that's it for a while. If I miss a movie I know it'll be shown 100 times in a month. I think it may play out that you can only record in 480. WOuld that satisfy you? I understand your concern about taping shows and stuff but how does the studio keep the pirates from taping master copies in HD. I'm sure they are losing millions from pirates so this may be the issue. Also, what if a new technology emerges that would give a home user 1 gig a second transfer rates. Now you could tape a move and distribute it on the Net. Music sales are hurting int his country. I wonder how much of its slumping sales is due to napster like sites. Everyone I know has become a crook because of Napster type sites. People have a nature to like things for free. quote: No doubt, but even with a DVI converter box, the threat exist for legacy HDTV owners (those with analog connections 99%) will have their HD signal downrezzed to 480p thereby neutralizing the main reason most folks bought their HDTV to begin with. Not to mention, the potential is there (switches exist in controller boxes) for content providers to selectively decide which programs you can and cannot watch. Hey I bought a Betamax and didn't cry when I couldn't rent movie anymore. What about all the saps who bought an AM radio and couldn't hear FM. Or the dummies who bought into 8 track tapes or LD. New technologies emerge and we must move on. Them the breaks. I wish I had a better answer. Hopefully converter boxes can help these people out. My DVI could fall to the wayside too. Them the chances we take. quote: Mitsubishi gambled with their adoption of firewire. Everything is a gamble in the consumer electronics industry. Not toally true. There are times when an industry realizes it was standardize to move forward and too make money. From my perspective DVI/HDCP is the gamble because adopting this technology and then changing the rules half way into the game wont sit well with folks that have already made the leap into HDTV. The lawsuits will be enormous. Lets hope not. I would bet that there will be free HDTV to satisfy these owners too. Then waht. Will they still wine and sue for all the channels. All they will do is delay progress and waste time. I applaud Mitsubishi for their stance against DVI. I read that Mitsubishi said that it would offer a DVI upgrade if necessary. I don't think they are against it. I think the gambled on a technology that was passed on my some heavy weights in the industry. The big boys make the rules and everyone else follows or dies trying to break the mold. Sure, they may have their own financial/business reasons to be against DVI, but they are one of the few companies that have stepped up to the plate to reassure their customers that the HDTV they bought or may buy will not be overcome by obsolescence. They will charge you for the guarantee. However, it;s nice to have the reassurance. Standing up to the MPAA benefits all in the long run because it promotes future innovation by the consumer electronics industry without them having to ask Hollywood for approval with each new gadget that comes out. Why shouldn't Hollywood have a voice. It's there content that gets copied and distributed. The providers have nothing to lose. The developers must protect their investments. Who would u like to make the standards and decide what copy right protestion to use? If you developed software wouldn't you want to protect your code? Why would u leave it up to someone else? quote: DVI can handle twice the bandwidth that an HD signal needs. That spin spewed by the pro-DVI/HDCP camp is nothing but pure horse dung. True, while the DVI signal, in its uncompressed state, can handle significantly more bandwidth, the fact is that all HD signals are compressed at some point. You said it was dung and then you said it was true. I read the white papers on DVI/HDCP and it is quite impressive. It can actually handle twice the bandwidth needed for an HDTV signal. The difference between IEEE and DVI is at what point that signal is uncompressed. Its simply just a matter of where the signal is processed. IEEE can more than handle the bandwidth necessary for HDTV. There is no difference in video quality between the two. Hey, I don't give a rats ***. You're defending a technology that seems to have been passed up for the most part. There are some sets with firewire. Maybe both formats cna live side by side or perhps DVI will emerge as the standard. Only time will tell but all the big TV makers are including DVI and the distributors and content providers are giving their approval. I hope this is it for a while. quote: Also, this will allow your TV to do things that it couldn't do before. Like what? Well there will be more bandwidth for faster and more robust interfaces, the ability to interact with game shows, download music, send photos, shop, etc. quote: I hope that DVI and 1080i is it and we can now move forward. Then say goodbye in your ability to record a football game while you are at the mall with your wife, or a television program, or pretty much anything that you would like to archive for future viewing. Tell the 3+ million existing HDTV owners that their set will not work in the manner in which it was intended (Oops, so sorry legacy owner sucks to be you). Say goodbye to future innovation unless it has the MPAA stamp of approval. Say goodbye to your existing audio/visual components because DVI/HDCP will not be compatible. Move forward? LOL The set I ordered has DVI but will also support my stereo, DVD, and VHS player. If I can't tape I will live. I'm sure a dwon rez version will be allowed to be taped and older sets will have limited HD viewing. Sometimes you can't accomodate everyone.

Do a search on DVI/HDCP and you will see that Echostar, Direct TV, cable companies (supporting both firewire and DVI), Sony, Hitachi, Samsung, JVC, Disney, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, etc. have adopted DVI as the standard for HDTV encryption. This was the last stumbling block in mass distribution of HDTV. Content providers don't want to release a master copy of their product. I can't blame them. I'm sure a converter box for older sets will also be developed. Mitsubishi gambled with their adoption of firewire. DVI can handle twice the bandwidth that an HD signal needs. Also, this will allow your TV to do things that it couldn't do before. I hope that DVI and 1080i is it and we can now move forward.

Mac, I'm paying an additional 500.00 to get the DVI connection. It seems like the DVI standard is important from my research. What is your feelings or anyone's? The same set without the DVI is much less. This message has been edited by trader on 09-09-2002 at 06:55 PM

Justin, The set that I just bought advertises that the base can be seperated from the top monitor. However, I'm sure that they must work together to make the user smile properly.

About DVI and HDCP http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/~mcfc/100046.htm

Hi all, I just ordered a Toshiba 65HDX82. It's way too big for my room but they will match my K-horns which are also too large for the room. I paid out the kazoo because it has the new DVI/HDCP connection. Dish, Direct TV and the rest of the industry has signed off on this technology as the standard for an uncompressed HD signal. DVI will also allow a host of new intereactive features. Content providers have also endorsed this new standard. If I find the link again I will post it. Every manafacturer is scrambling to get this new technology into their sets. Now I have to wait for an HD direct TV tuner box with the new connection. I think this is good for the industry and maybe now things can take off and people can stop waiting. Also, I went to three different places and in each place I thought the Toshiba and Mitsu had the best pictures. I had to give the nod to the Toshiba. In my Theater magazine the Toshiba and Pioneer Elite sets had the best picture according to a panel of picky judges. I also heard that it's a good idea to get an exteneded warranty. I bought a 4 year one so I'm good for the next 5 years. Sure do love the Plasma sets too. Mac, I was wondering what is in the base of the new Toshiba set that u have. Is it all speakers or more then that. I like that it's seperate from the rest of the set.

1. Mark the magnet assembly and the lens with a red pen so when u put the two pieces back together you will have a mark for proper alignment. 2. Unscrew the magnet from the lens of the tweeter. Remove the old casket and clean it up for use. Draw a diaphragm on how the casket sits inside. 3. Discard the old diaphragm. 4. Use compressed air to clean out the magnet assemble and all inside parts. You'll see a round opening that the coil sits in. Make sure that this is clean. 5. Use a drill to make a 1/16 of an inch hole where each speaker lead is connected. Drill these holes from the outside of the lens assembly. 6. Carefully put the new diaphragm inside the gasket. Insert the casket inside the lens assembly and thread the diaphragm leads into the holes you drilled. Do one side first with the diaphragm on an angle. Then do the other side. Note: there is a red mark on the diaphragm, which lines up with the indentation on the magnet section. You'll know what I mean when you look at it. 7. Don't pull the leads too tight. They should have a little slack in them. 8. Solder the diaphragm leads from the outside of the assembly. 9. Carefully place the magnet assembly over the diaphragm. 10. Replace screws and test.

One quick question: Is all HDTV broadcast in WS? Thanks

If by cool you mean enjoying watching movies and television programming at a higher resolution, improved sharpness and clarity, and at the correct aspect ratio as the director originally intended, then yep, thats pretty much why I got my HDTV I'm totally sold on HDTV. Showtime and HBO both have HDTV content and others will eventually jump on board. Even with only a few channels I'm still interested. What I meant is that there is no real compelling argument to buy a WS over a standard set. The penetration of WS TV's is very small in comparison to new sets being sold and old sets in service today. It'll be a long time before we sell WS as "THE" format. Maybe never... Under most circumstances that logic might hold up, but common sense should also anticipate for the future. In the next few years you are going to see a dramatic shift in that percentage swing the other way. I don't agree. There are too many standard sets in service. A simulacst would solve this problem but I doubt that there is enough bandwidth for this. Very true, but the future will always change. At some point you have got to ask yourself How long am I going to sit on the sideline and wait for that next model/upgrade/gadget to come out? There will always be something looming in the horizon or something better right around the corner. Determine what your needs are how much youre willing to spend and what products meet your established criteria then cross the LD and dont look back. As long as you do your homework and resist the urge to impulse buy, in most cases you will not regret your purchase. I've never been on the sidelines. Had one of the first computers and bought my CDROM drive with only 100 titles on the market. Bought one of the first VHS machines and don't believe in waiting. I'm buying a set soon. Yes, its somewhat of an optical illusion. The boxy appearance of the 4:3 TV will give the illusion of making the widescreen image appear smaller than that same image on a 16:9 set. Optical illusion or not the picture takes up the same realestate when a WS set is the same horizontal size as a standard. I don't mind the black lines. How do they combat against pirates stealing programming now?

Krusty, Mitsubishi guarantees that they will upgrade the HDTV upgradeable TV's (not all their HDTV's just diamond and platinum series)for a reasonable cost. What is reasonable to me might not be reasonable to u. Especially if they are using the MSRP as the jumping off point. They promise to offer an off-air tuner, an IEEE 1394 connection or other copy protection devices. I have a feeling that the box makers will offer some kind of work around for those who already have HDTV. Who knows what will happen. I guess this is some assurance. The Toshiba, I believe, has the better picture. But the Mitsubishi is very good too.

I'm a bit confused. Why would a widescreen DVD look smaller on a 4:3 set that has the same horizontal measurement as a similiar WS set? WOuldn't the only difference be the black lines? Should I buy a Toshiba or Mitsubishi? I thought both sets had a great picture when I viewed them at the Whiz. Mitsubushi guarantees future upgrades but at what cost.

HDTV could be 10 years off. Who knows. The head of the FCC left and a new guy came in who loosened the restrictions to go digital to broadcasters. Even if broadcasters all go digital there is no guarantee that they will also broadcast in HDTV. Content makers are worried about piracy too so they are talking about a new conection that will keep pirates from stealing their work. If you set doesn't have it I'm not sure what the work around will be, if anything. With a standard set you can still watch widescreen with bars and the picture realestate will be the same if the standard set is the same size as the WS set. 99% of the programming is in standard. Most people have standard sets only 1% have HDTV's. This is new teritory. I still haven't heard one good reason to get a widescreen other then they look cool. Common sense dictates that you buy a set for the 99% of the programming that is now available. Who knows what the future holds. Either way it's a gamble. Even DVD's aren't all true 16:9. This whole thing is a fiasco.

Hi, I'm in the market for a projection set. I took a look and like the Mitsubishi and Toshiba sets. The new plasma sets have incredible pictures but are way to pricey right now and don't want to wait for prices to drop. Anyway, I notice that most companies are mostly selling widescreen TV's with only one or two standard 4:3 TV's in their lineup. I believe Pioneer ELite doesn't even sell a 4:3 set. I'm getting Direct TV and they only have 2-4 channels that are broadcast in HDTV. Some of the network stations have limited HDTV broadcasts but apparently the satellite companies do not offer them. You have to use an outside atenna. I read that by the year 2006 all broadcasts must be digital. Digital doesn't mean HD. I would say that only 10% of my time is used for watching DVD's and movies. So why would I want a widescreen TV? I'm also wondering if it's worth 500-700.00 extra for HDTV but I think I want it anyway. I would love to hear opinions on this debate. It just seems to make more sense to get a 4:3 setup now.

You really can't determine how a system works unless you live with it for a while. I spent about 4-5 days with DTV and really liked it better than Dish. I had high-end receivers and the service was still slow. If you want to find out info about a movie it would take 10 or more seconds for the info to come on the screen. Also, channel surfing was slow and the guide took a few seconds to come up. The picture was excellent and the interface was really good. I had a great signal too so I can't imagine it being any better anywhere else. I also know about the merger but doubt it will go through. Wouldn't they be creating a monopoly for satellite service? Even if it does it'll be a year or two before they do anything and I with digital cable out there they are not going to make it too painfull to upgrade.

I know a guy who also has the RCA receiver with DTV and he said that it was fast. I ordered the Hughes receiver with a lighted remote and DD. I hope it's as fast but I really wanted a remote that lights up. I ordered the eliptical dish and plan on getting an HD feed some time in the future. I'm still deciding on a set. I like the 61" HD Toshiba set. I'll be installing the dish myself. I saved about 200.00 by doing this. The runs are there from when I had dish so I don't think it will be that difficult. My digital cable has to go. Too bad because of they ironed out all the huge kinks it would be a good system. Have u heard anything positive about the Hughes receiver with directors pack and DD? This message has been edited by trader on 09-04-2002 at 06:40 AM

Rune, The TYPE A crossovers in my K-Horns are almost 34 years old so perhaps it's not a fair comparison to my new state of the art crossover-ALK clones. I thought the Type A sounded good but with ALK clones the music is more detailed and the music is more alive. I also was able to make the squawker a touch hotter which is to my liking. As to my setup: I'm using 5 monoblock amplifiers in one chassis. I have a Sherbourn 5/1500 amplifier. The president of MCintosh started the company and the amp have gotten rave reviews. I tested it against a Scott 299B that was totally overhauled and we couldn't tell a difference between the two amps. The Sherbourn actually beat out a Scott monoblock tube amp in a similar comparison. We ran them side by side with the same channel going into two different speakers. Therefore, I don't have a great need to upgrade to a tube amp. I'm also into SACD and DVD-A so it's nice to have 5 monoblocks in one chassis. I also have a Newcastle preamp and a Pioneer 47A player. The sound is incredible. I have K-Horns and Heresys for all my other speakers with Cornwalls ready to take over the center channel duties. I listen to Elton John, Coltrane, Kenny G, Coors, Fleetwood Mac, etc. I have stopped thinking about other upgrades since I put in the ALK clones. My Type A with updated parts might have sounded as good but I'll never know. Also, SACD and DVD-A are incredible on my K-Horns. This message has been edited by trader on 09-03-2002 at 07:28 PM

There could be many reasons why u didn't like your ALK clones. Tood bad because mine sound excellent as does my K-Horns will all music. I wouldn't way the ALK crossovers made a night and day differnce but I did get improved HF resolution and better bass. I would bet u have them wired worng. Let AL take a look. He offered.

I was wondering if anyone has Direct TV and how they like it. I use to have DISH but got rid of it for digital cable with on demand programming. Suffice to say the digital cable had a horrible interface and was slow to use. I liked DISH alot but found it a bit slow too. I heard that DTV's guide and userbality is much faster

I love my ALK clones but I have K-horns from 65 and 61. This might make a difference. I has stock Type A crossovers but the newer ALK clones sound much better. Granted the TYPE A I had were stock and quite old so perhaps an upgrade to the inductor and caps would have made them sound better. I just rebuilt my older Cornwall crossovers but haven't fired them up yet. They are similiar to a type A. I'll let u know how they sound. The ability to change the tap settings on my K-horns made the biggest difference for me.

Did u try changing the squawker settings on your ALK's? I built ALK clones with Clarity caps and I think they sound wonderfull. I did have to change the squaker tap settings to 5 and 1 before I got the sound I wanted. They definetely sound much better then my older Type A crossovers.

Thanks Al. I'll take your suggestion.

I just finished my ALK clones and installed them today. I used Clarity caps, removed the fuse from the design and didn't install the terminals for bi-wiring. Overall I thought that the new crossovers are an improvement. I had a 500-5000 crossover in one speaker and a Type A crossover in my other speaker. I think the ability to change the output of the squawker is worth my investment. I'm using the tap settings, 5 and 1 for the squawker. This makes the midrange a bit hotter which is a sound I prefer. I've uploaded a pic of the crossovers.