[opendtv] Re: Invention: The TV-advert enforcer
- From: Brian Park <floman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:23:18 -0500
Yeah, you funny.
If TV did become that controlled, I would pull the settop power cord out
of the wall - permanently. The web looks pretty good these days, and HD
DVD is here for movies.
bp
Jeroen Stessen wrote:
>Hi guys,
>John Shutt:
>
>
>>Say it ain't so, Jeroen!
>>
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>http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn9011&feedId=online-news_rss20
>
>I saw it also at:
>http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn9011-invention-the-tvadvert-enforcer.html
>
>It seems to be so, John. And this message is going like a rash over
>many forums, provoking 100s of remarks like yours. My own reaction
>was that maybe we patent this sort of thing to prevent ANYONE from
>ever implementing it. Sometimes patents are used for just that, and
>I can only pray that this is one of those cases.
>
>You want me to ask the inventors ? (BCc: , if you guys feel like it.)
>
>BTW this Brian Fox is known for writing negatively about Philips,
>though in this case I can imagine why you would bring on the tar and
>feathers...
>
>Brian Park:
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>
>>In our house we use the mute key at nearly every commercial break
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>>
>
>Hey, if we can block your channel change buttons then we can also
>block your mute button and your off button. We can even increase the
>volume and the contrast, and turn on the AmbiLight for you. Make you
>enjoy all the commercials at optimum intensity for maximum effect.
>And then you gotta buy a key from us to unlock this new feature...
>
>And that was a joke. ;-)
>
>Greetings,
>-- Jeroen
>
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