Submission + - Writing CSS DVD's - without any special media!
An anonymous reader writes: These guys (link: www.dtrltd.com) have just released a new drive, currently DVD based, but with HD-DVD and BluRay versions coming soon, that allow consumers the same flexibility as if they had a mastering station at home.
Their drive has the ability to create fully CSS compliant discs, using existing media. Sort of makes Qflix pointless as it proves what many have said that we never needed any "new special media" to write CSS. It is USB based, so it plugs into almost anything, game consoles included (the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii are mentioned by name.) They're placing it as an enabling technology for "Download-to-own" or "Download-to-rent" systems. Seems to be pretty flexible, reading between the lines, they also state that it can also write (therefore copy?) many of the current copy protection systems in use, as well.
Their drive has the ability to create fully CSS compliant discs, using existing media. Sort of makes Qflix pointless as it proves what many have said that we never needed any "new special media" to write CSS. It is USB based, so it plugs into almost anything, game consoles included (the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii are mentioned by name.) They're placing it as an enabling technology for "Download-to-own" or "Download-to-rent" systems. Seems to be pretty flexible, reading between the lines, they also state that it can also write (therefore copy?) many of the current copy protection systems in use, as well.
