Simplay HD certification
By Kevin C. Tofel 
posted February 7th 2006 8:34AM
posted February 7th 2006 8:34AM
Certifications seem to be in the HD news lately, first it was CableCARD 2.0 and today
it's a new service called Simplay HD from Silicon Image. Simplay HD isn't a mandatory standard however. Silicon Image's
goal is to reduce consumer frustration to ensure that different high-def devices work together; sorta sounds like the Viiv platform only
without validation of the DRM. According to the Simplay HD site, a device gains the Simplay HD logo if it can prove it
meets the highest standards for getting and sharing a digital HD signal. Currently the only products on the approved
list are several HDTVs from Mitsubishi, Sanyo and Thompson.We're all for HD compatibility and clear standards, but is this really necessary?
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More than likely this is the industry attempting to regulate itself so the governments of the world won't feel the necessity to cave to consumer complaints about incompatibility and regulate it through law.
no, it's not necessary. baka.
New Simplay Designation Means HDMI REALLY Works
By Julie Jacobson, Feb 20 2006
Just because it says HDMI on the front panel doesn't mean a DVD player or other source will actually get its content all the way through to the display, thanks in part to the often-misapplied EEDID communications protocol. The HDMI folks, with the new Simplay HD designation, are requiring that manufacturers get EEDID right.
http://blog.ce-pro.com/news/6570.html