HD DVD fanboy FUD thread!

[Rob Zuber]

Can't the AACSLA also brick a player, theoretically?

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Originally Posted by Rob Zuber

Can't the AACSLA also brick a player, theoretically?

I think that is the only sanctioned way. There are rules within the organization that supposedly will avoid that at all costs. But, if a Chinese maker starts flaunting the royalties, I doubt they are going to let that happen again.

Bricking the player, with AACS, would be simply poisoning the vendor's part of the MCB. The player wouldn't be able to get the media keys needed to decode the content.

This was supposed to be the case with CSS on DVD too. But, the key system was compromised. They lost all the vendor keys.

Those cheating Chinese players are using someone's legitimate vendor key.