Re:Not convinced that people will buy into any of (Score 1)

Ah yes, but when we get to that stage it'll all be the fault of those nasty people ripping off the content!

Let them legislate themselves into a hole. When they've locked down things to the extent that they apparently want to, their stuff will be so much hassle to operate that no-one will be interested anymore. I've already reached that stage - not through hassle, but fed up with too many fat b@$***s eating all the pie. How will they then get out of the pit they've created for themselves? Will anybody care? I should hope not.

Garbage content with a garbage protection system. That seems sensible.

One thing to remember is that these things are cyclical. The further the pendulum swings on one direction, the faster and harder it will swing back. Ignore it. Choose not to be a party to it, and it will resolve itself ... given time.

I'm looking at getting a decent sized flat panel TV. It'll be an HDTV thing. Why? I can't buy a big flat panel without it. I'll make damned sure it's got an analogue input on it though as I've no intention of using the HDTV features. DVD is more than adequate for my needs.