What is the token of the image restriction?
Image limitation is a digital symptom built into Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks that determines how these discs emit video signals through the player's output connectors. The aim of the token of the image restriction is to prevent unauthorized copies or piracy in high definition. The token of the image restriction works by instructing the player to Downgrade Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives' native 1080p 1080p video for 540p for output via its analog video connectors. The video signal from the HDMI digital interface (HDMI) remains in the full definition because the HDMI output is protected by a copy. The token of the image limitation is activated by a film studio during the mastering process. HDMI cables used on Blu-ray and HD-DVD players use a digital width with HDCP (HDCP) to ensure that high-resolution video can only be displayed on HDCP supported monitors. Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs and players use AACS and HDCP ine connection with you in an effort to thwart piracy.
image limitation token has become a source of controversy, because while HDMI cables protected token and copy can help prevent pirate copies of HD films, they can also prevent many consumers to prevent the quality of the image from improving DVDs. Soon the HDTV SAD adoptors, who bought their displays before the introduction of HDMI inputs, will be forced to watch their new HD-DVD in a standard definition.
More than three million Americans own HDTV sets that are broken with HDCP. In addition, some of the upcoming HD-DVD and Blu-ray players such as Microsoft Xbox 360 and Base-Model Sony PS3 will miss HDMI-Meaning that even if the consumer has the latest HDTV, their new player will not be able to display high-resolution video on the drive token. This is contrary to marketing demands nand HD-DVD and Blu-ray technology as "future".
contributing to controversy is the fact that the Federal Communication Commission approved HDCP in 2004, despite the known shortcomings that scientists claim to be violated 1-2 years after being introduced to the public. This means that the token of the image limitation could prevent consumers from watching HD video without serving the intended purpose. Film studios, such as Sony and Universal, have promised not to activate the token of the image limitations for titles released in the first few years of HD-DVD and Blu-ray to allow consumers to switch time to compatible hardware. However, many consumers consider the token to limit the image as an obstacle.