Acer AT3705 Receives Viiv Certification

[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/03/acers-at3705-becomes-first-lcd-tv-to-receive-viiv-certification/

"While we're still firm believers that nobody is exactly certain what all this Viiv fuss is about, Acer has been labeled the first producer of a Viiv-certified LCD TV, which "tests for compatibility of networked media devices with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs while sharing content over a home network." The 37-inch, HD-ready AT3705 is marketed as "the first LCD TV that integrates digital TV with media gateway functionality," and reportedly plays back content such as recorded digital TV broadcasts and "protected media" purchased at content service providers thanks to its support for DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Content Protection over IP)."



Is there any content out there that actually requires Viiv as part of DRM. A quick look at Wikipedia indicates that ESPN, Movielink, T Mobile, TiVo, Yahoo, AOL, Napster, Virgin Records, Gametap, Adobe, Google, DirecTV and Pinnacle are all on board, but I've not really heard much about Viiv except for seeing some computers as advertised as having it. Irregardless, if you want a TV with it, here you go.

[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/03/acers-at3705-becomes-first-lcd-tv-to-receive-viiv-certification/

"While we're still firm believers that nobody is exactly certain what all this Viiv fuss is about, Acer has been labeled the first producer of a Viiv-certified LCD TV, which "tests for compatibility of networked media devices with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs while sharing content over a home network." The 37-inch, HD-ready AT3705 is marketed as "the first LCD TV that integrates digital TV with media gateway functionality," and reportedly plays back content such as recorded digital TV broadcasts and "protected media" purchased at content service providers thanks to its support for DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Content Protection over IP)."



Is there any content out there that actually requires Viiv as part of DRM. A quick look at Wikipedia indicates that ESPN, Movielink, T Mobile, TiVo, Yahoo, AOL, Napster, Virgin Records, Gametap, Adobe, Google, DirecTV and Pinnacle are all on board, but I've not really heard much about Viiv except for seeing some computers as advertised as having it. Irregardless, if you want a TV with it, here you go.

[leslietroyer]

Irregardless?? I once had a boss that beat me silly whenever I used this non-word. Just looked it up on google - and found this definition --
"an erroneous redundancy for regardless". :wink:

Strange how certain words trigger such stong emotions - sorry that this is one of them.

I don't think I would base my decission of a TV based on what "media" it could play, but I think it is cool that TV's are getting smarter, and may soon incorporate media player technology. One less box to gather dust, or try and squeeze into an already crowded media center.

Les

[Chris Gohlke]

According to Mirriam-Webster on-line it is in fact a word.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...a=irregardless

Granted it is not the best usage and I'll try not to use it in the future.