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While neat in theory, this have zero practical possibility. It could be improved a bit if they used a smartphone instead of a card, but that still leaves the p

by Artlav 10y ago

While neat in theory, this have zero practical possibility. It could be improved a bit if they used a smartphone instead of a card, but that still leaves the problem of there being no "base stations" around. Perhaps a better idea would be something like an HDMI computer - a stick that carries everything and is pluggable into a regular TV, but that's invented already.

chriswarbo 10y ago
> Perhaps a better idea would be something like an HDMI computer - a stick that carries everything and is pluggable into a regular TV, but that's invented already. Would it even be possible to make a free/libre machine which uses HDMI? One of the reasons I don't use HDMI/HD equipment is because of they use DRM (and, of course, because there's nothing wrong with my VGA equipment)
- wolrah 10y ago
  HDMI does not mandate HDCP. You can use it as just DVI with audio if you want. That's the default mode for all PCs and the Xbox consoles, which only switch to HDCP mode if you try to play DRM-protected content like Blurays. PS3 is shitty and runs in HDCP mode all the time, but that's Sony for you. As far as I'm aware even on HDCP-compliant hardware none of the Linux drivers can even use it if they wanted to.
- lkcl 10y ago
  the DRM on HDMI is so broken - even the master key has been reverse-engineered - that it's completely open, now.
lkcl 10y ago
> While neat in theory, this have zero practical > possibility. how so? at the time of writing almost 1,000 backers would disagree with you. > It could be improved a bit if they used a smartphone > instead of a card, but that still leaves the problem of > there being no "base stations" around. smartphones are typically DRM-locked, have unethical OSes that make it impossible for people to say that they truly own their own devices, are so full of spying at the HARDWARE level it's just flat-out nuts, and the components are so cartelled it's just.... gahh :) google "qualcomm 900 million security vulnerability" and you'll start to understand why i didn't start with a smartphone! > Perhaps a better idea would be something like an HDMI > computer - a stick that carries everything and is > pluggable into a regular TV, but that's invented already. it is... but look at what you have: a morass of cables. by total contrast, you can simply plug the Computer Card snugly into the Laptop Housing (or any other Housing) and it won't get destroyed accidentally.

by Artlav 10y ago

chriswarbo 10y ago

> Perhaps a better idea would be something like an HDMI computer - a stick that carries everything and is pluggable into a regular TV, but that's invented already. Would it even be possible to make a free/libre machine which uses HDMI? One of the reasons I don't use HDMI/HD equipment is because of they use DRM (and, of course, because there's nothing wrong with my VGA equipment)

wolrah 10y ago
HDMI does not mandate HDCP. You can use it as just DVI with audio if you want. That's the default mode for all PCs and the Xbox consoles, which only switch to HDCP mode if you try to play DRM-protected content like Blurays. PS3 is shitty and runs in HDCP mode all the time, but that's Sony for you. As far as I'm aware even on HDCP-compliant hardware none of the Linux drivers can even use it if they wanted to.
lkcl 10y ago
the DRM on HDMI is so broken - even the master key has been reverse-engineered - that it's completely open, now.

lkcl 10y ago

> While neat in theory, this have zero practical > possibility. how so? at the time of writing almost 1,000 backers would disagree with you. > It could be improved a bit if they used a smartphone > instead of a card, but that still leaves the problem of > there being no "base stations" around. smartphones are typically DRM-locked, have unethical OSes that make it impossible for people to say that they truly own their own devices, are so full of spying at the HARDWARE level it's just flat-out nuts, and the components are so cartelled it's just.... gahh :) google "qualcomm 900 million security vulnerability" and you'll start to understand why i didn't start with a smartphone! > Perhaps a better idea would be something like an HDMI > computer - a stick that carries everything and is > pluggable into a regular TV, but that's invented already. it is... but look at what you have: a morass of cables. by total contrast, you can simply plug the Computer Card snugly into the Laptop Housing (or any other Housing) and it won't get destroyed accidentally.