![]() Ptricks has pointed out that you can implement Macrovision with software. This leads anyone to believe that Macrovision is the magical missing piece of the puzzle that Netflix was requiring. The only difference in the chipset is macrovision. The reason for it is that (once again) the only difference between WDTV and WDTV+ is the sigma chipset. I really don’t get why you keep hammering on Macrovision ! It’s not macrovision that’s the problem, but the video decrypting algo. You can build them into hardware so it takes the load off the cpu but it is not a requirement. ![]() Macrovision is not a standard for encryption like DVD protections but instead relies on software routines to implement various forms. Everything else is doable with what the mips processor already has internally. The only hardware requirement for macrovision is for analog protection on the output. Then all of a sudden a new device shows up under everyone’s radar. But they also didn’t say anything much more than “We’ll look into it! Good idea!”. They may not have outright lied and said “Netflix is coming to your device!”. As mentioned earlier, WD strung everyone along. If Netflix is insisting it be done from the hardware (likely) then WD should offer some soft of upgrade for current owners. If the problem is the lack of hardware decryption, than there isn’t much reason why that can’t be done with software. The hardware’s horsepower is certainly capable. It seems to come down to coporate dealings, one way or another. I think we’ve all exhausted why or why not the old version cannot do the Netflix streaming. The only difference is that the 8655 doesn’t have the hardware macrovision. That’s why I know that both the 86 have those DRM functions. The Secure Media Processor architecture offers advanced content protection, supporting a wide variety of Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Conditional Access (CA) solutions.” “The SMP8654 provides a highly-integrated, high-performance, cost-effective solution for cable/IPTV gateways and set-top boxes. Seriously, do you ever do any kind of research at all before you start forming your opinions ? It’s really not that hard, you might just check Sigma’s site in this case: There is ONE difference between the Sigma 86.
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