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! >> >> >> >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: > > >>In our house we use the mute key at nearly every commercial break >> >> > >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 > >+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ >| From: Jeroen H. Stessen | E-mail: Jeroen.Stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx | >| Building: SFJ-5.22 Eindhoven | Deptmt.: Philips Applied Technologies | >| Phone: ++31.40.2732739 | Visiting & mail address: Glaslaan 2 | >| Mobile: ++31.6.44680021 | NL 5616 LW Eindhoven, the Netherlands | >| Skype: callto:jeroen.stessen | Website: http://www.apptech.philips.com/ >| >+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.