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>The worst part of the DIVX standard is that the DIVX disc you
>just "bought" is locked to the DIVX player you're currently
>using. I.e., you buy a new DIVX player and *none* of the discs
>you paid for already work for it. Another "feature" the
>dimbulbs in the entertainment industry have foisted on us :-(
>Of course, their response will probably be: "DIVX discs are half
>the price of DVDs, so you can afford to buy new ones"...
I do not like this aspect of this as well. It is not "unlimited
usage" but "usage until the player breaks."
I just realized that when they give you usage they are not changing
the disk at all! They must have a eeprom or other device in the
player that stores id information from the disk along with a
decryption key or information from the authorization center. There is
time limit stored for the 48 hour window and no time limit for the
unlimited.
Given that people like to defeat these things no doubt someone will
figure out how the whole system works. I expect to see a device in
a year or two that you could use to "clone" authorization data from
one player to another.
73 Eric ecottrell@doble.com