Honestly, I would really, really love to win this contest. :)

Isn't a Nikon D2X a bit...overkill? Why such a beefy/expensive camera?

Well, that's government for you.

Fix the global economy? Easy. Remove barriers to trade and labor flow. Sorted.

Now gimme my kb and mouse! :)

@Jake: this is why non-lawyers shouldn't hand out advice on the Internet.

It is NOT legal to make a copy for backup purposes or format shifting if the content is encrypted. Go read the DMCA. Yes, it does seem to conflict with fair use, but it hasn't been struck down by any court.

I agree that the whole idea of paying for managed copy is stupid, and I have no interest, but you should be aware that using AnyDVD or some other method to decrypt/rip your Blu-Ray (or DVD, or...) is a violation of the DMCA and against the law.

Hardly surprising. This was the guy who ranted that he wouldn't do Transformers II with Paramount because they dropped Blu-Ray, then suddenly changed his mind after meeting with Paramount execs.

Not my first choice to be a spokesperson for anything.

Swag! Swag! I can't get enough! AAaaahhhhhh!

Well, gosh, I sure would like some schwag!

My favorite announcement? Well not sure if this was at CES, but the announcement that Pioneer was discontinuing the laserdisc player. I mean...who knew they were still making them?

Lindsaypace was asking about digital *cable*. And the answer is...you can get anything that's unencrypted, which isn't much.

Second, only HD *local* channels are required to be unecrypted -- all the other HD channels are invariably encrypted.

Third, you pretty much can't make a home-brew PVR for DirecTV because you can't buy a DirecTV tuner card.

Verizon isn't even IPTV (for the most part). There's very little that is similar between the two.

The version number is a coincidence.

And yes, the WHDVR is supposed to work on your existing gear; no new hardware involved.

Verizon isn't even IPTV-based (for the most part).

The version number is a coincidence.