Simon, why would every player having a unique key even be a difficult thing? Every single one has a different serial number on the outside sticker, so changing a string whilst blowing the PROM isn't going to be at all hard. Plus, they are all supposed to be networked, so they could write an app that does a kind of DHCP for serial numbers, and assigns them automagically when connected. Either at the factory, or once connected at home.
I'm just not looking forward to having to bounce the ethernet via a US proxy to watch a film, once they decide to wreck the grey market trading of films from other countries. That will just be a pain in the arse. Probably just download them instead... After all, you could get what, 20 to 50 MP4 movies on a single BluRay disc?
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Simon, why would every player having a unique key even be a difficult thing? Every single one has a different serial number on the outside sticker, so changing a string whilst blowing the PROM isn't going to be at all hard. Plus, they are all supposed to be networked, so they could write an app that does a kind of DHCP for serial numbers, and assigns them automagically when connected. Either at the factory, or once connected at home.
I'm just not looking forward to having to bounce the ethernet via a US proxy to watch a film, once they decide to wreck the grey market trading of films from other countries. That will just be a pain in the arse. Probably just download them instead... After all, you could get what, 20 to 50 MP4 movies on a single BluRay disc?