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cableties
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IPTV-GA ?

Does it have Windows Genuine (dis)Advantage checking your channels and recorded shows for authenticity?

permalink · 2006-10-31 12:59:55 · Reply to this
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Re: IPTV-GA ?

hahaha

"sorry, your tv does not appear to be genuine, please call us to buy a new "compliant" and "trusted" device or we will stop being friends with you even though you paid us"

..seriously, IPTV isn't all that special. why can't there be at least good Standard definition service for a dirt cheap price by now? ...oh yeah... MS wants a piece of the action, proprietary codec(s), and (probably) silly software that adds too much to a simple process...
permalink · 2006-10-31 13:25:41 · Print · Reply to this
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Re: IPTV-GA ?

said by amungus See Profile :

hahaha

"sorry, your tv does not appear to be genuine, please call us to buy a new "compliant" and "trusted" device or we will stop being friends with you even though you paid us"

..seriously, IPTV isn't all that special. why can't there be at least good Standard definition service for a dirt cheap price by now? ...oh yeah... MS wants a piece of the action, proprietary codec(s), and (probably) silly software that adds too much to a simple process...
Bingo.

The security they added is the bloat, and it uses the wga style authentication which is a real PITA.

The codecs they usually use are derivatives of the mpeg4 standard with WMV security added. It's totally not ready for prime time, It needs further review and work , but like most Ms products they use their customers as guinea pigs.
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permalink · 2006-10-31 13:49:10 · Print · Reply to this
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