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In case you needed another reason to pirate movies, Microsoft is introducing a new hardware-based DRM scheme called PlayReady to lock down 4k content on Windows PCs. The user-restricting tool will only be available on Windows 10, ensuring users orphaned on earlier versions of the OS will need to upgrade to view the high-definition format.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2908089/all-about-playready-30-microsofts-secret-plan-to-lock-down-4k-movies-to-your-pc.html
From the article:
“Dad?! What’s going on? Why do we have to watch this movie in crappy standard-def?” The name of the movie might as well be Digital Rights Management: The New Nightmare. It stars Microsoft, who is working with chip vendors Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm to protect Hollywood’s movies from piracy as they travel through your PC. The technology it’s promoting is called PlayReady 3.0.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Sunday April 26 2015, @06:08PM
Content distribution is a problem even for just 4k @ 30 fps. Only satellite links with PVR or content cache with fiber links will perhaps do it. But that requires some business rethinking and users to change behavior and expectations. Not happing really.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Sunday April 26 2015, @06:27PM
We keep hearing that 15-20 Mbps is sufficient for 4K streaming [dailytech.com], and VP10, NETVC, Perseus, etc. [soylentnews.org] could cut down on the bandwidth needed vs. H.265. 7-12 Mbps may be possible.
Plus the major application for 4K @90 FPS or better won't be prerendered movies, it will be VR. VR companies want to deliver 90-120 FPS [roadtovr.com] at resolutions better than 2560x1440.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Sunday April 26 2015, @07:07PM
15-20 Mbit/s seems alright. Provided it works when millions of people starts to watch that stream too ;-)