Patent lawsuit against Vizio

[WickyWoo]

That's one of the big reasons why Blu-ray has so many tight controls on it. I have even heard from several people (but not verified) that before Chinese factories will be allowed to make players that they will have to pay royalties upfront, submit to random inspections and audits,and the same with their security around the copy protection features.

I want to clarify. I'm not saying that Vizio is a direct relative of Cyberhome necessarily, just that the same mechanisms and likely the same money if you trace it back far enough are behind them

No, I've heard you say it many times over. I just think that times have changed and LG/Mitsu/Samsung/Sony/etc. are going to have their hands full this time. Of course, I could be 100% wrong.

Apex was wiping the floor with everyone on DVD players too, and then they were sued into oblivion for the same thing.