Is your next Blu-ray player your next HDTV?

[dialog_gvf]

Well this is ultra cool:

DTV-8634
SMP8634 HDTV Receiver Development Kit

The DTV-8634 development kit enables the rapid
development of a DVB or ATSC HDTV that optionally
supports wired or wireless networking, web browsing,
MCX, DLNA, integrated IPTV and playback of Blu-ray
managed copies.

And how about these devices using Sigma chips:

Pioneer Elite TVs shipped with Sigma inside for " HOME MEDIA GALLERY "


And:

Sony's answer to SlingCatcher coming in July


Suddenly a device capable of doing the managed copy will become very important!

Gary

[jorg]

i hope this dosent turn out like the dvd version

[dialog_gvf]

I'm surprised there has been no buzz about this.

TVs from Pioneer and Sony will be able pull BD managed copy and other HD streams off a home media server!

Clearly the BDA companies see BD as part of a bigger puzzle than merely some cheap and shoddy disc player (a la HD DVD).

Gary

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

I'm surprised there has been no buzz about this.

TVs from Pioneer and Sony will be able pull BD managed copy and other HD streams off a home media server!

Clearly the BDA companies see BD as part of a bigger puzzle than merely some cheap and shoddy disc player (a la HD DVD).

Gary

It looks like the Pioneer is using PlayForSure - Not. Kind of a strange given MS has abandoned it and moved onto something else themselves.

Anyone know if it is embedded in the sigma chips themselves?