Rasczak
Outstanding Member
Interesting article over at CDR-Info commenting on the recently released 'final' specifications for AACS.
Nothing totally new there - we knew this was coming - but it is the first time I have seen dates specified. I believe it is also the first time that we have been told that 720p and 1080i would be excluded from legacy analogue connections. Furthermore it is interesting to note that no mention is made of analogue audio connections - presumably because a market for this is still seen as important given the dislike (from some quarters) of audio over HDMI and the lack of any other industry standard audiophile solution.
Any analog video outputs on the future Blu-ray players will be limited to SD Interlace Modes only (i.e., Composite, S-Video, 480i component), according to the final specifications of the Advanced Access Content System released by the AACS LA.
The Advanced Access Content System provides content protection for BD-ROM AV data. Until now, the specifications of the AACS protection system has been included in the so-called "interim" specifications books for pre-recorded and recordable Blu-ray discs. The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator, LLC (AACS LA) relaesed the final specifications last week.
According to the new 'AACS Final Adopter Agreement' documents, any licensed Blu-ray players manufactured after December 31, 2010 shall limit analog video outputs for Decrypted AACS Content to SD Interlace Modes only (i.e., composite video, s-video, 480i component video and 576i video).
In addition, analog video outputs will dissapear from any Blu-ray player after December 31, 2013, according to the AACS licensing agreement.
The "Analoge Sunset" rules exclude the existing models.
Nothing totally new there - we knew this was coming - but it is the first time I have seen dates specified. I believe it is also the first time that we have been told that 720p and 1080i would be excluded from legacy analogue connections. Furthermore it is interesting to note that no mention is made of analogue audio connections - presumably because a market for this is still seen as important given the dislike (from some quarters) of audio over HDMI and the lack of any other industry standard audiophile solution.