Re: Apple Computer changes its name

["flags" <macsonly@brightok.net>]

mdj wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>
> > Totally agree.  And devices that receive or play HD programming
> > generally limit the resolution of any unencrypted output!
>
> Yeah - if you purchased a HD capable TV or projector pre-HDMI, you've
> been royally screwed by this atrocity.
>
> Although the resell value of such equipment may go up, as they're the
> perfect companion to black market HDMI->VGA/DVI-I decoders once they
> become obtainable.
>
> I'm reminded of my pre-DVD days, when I used to use a macrovision
> defeat (err, I mean "video enhancer") circuit purely to increase the
> playback quality of purchased cassettes. Towards the end, the signal> flooding they were doing was so strong it would mess with normal
> televisions.
>
> At least back then you could buy a solution from legitimate retail
> channels. No chance of that with the current tech.
>
> Matt

Since we are drifting away from topic...
What bugs me more is the fact that the "US paymoretax congress" is
forcing me to buy 5 new HD tvs/decoders when the ones I have still
have 10-20 years of life left. I also blame the manufacturers for
trying
to make sure no one uses their 1980 none spying tv's. The market is
saturated or close to it. What's to prevent all these foreign
manufacturers
from inserting spy or mind control, etc to each set.