New Intel Sandy Bridge cpu

[snafubaby]

The new Sandy Bridge cpu's from Intel has the net all abuzz. One of the things about this chip is that it's supposed to thrwart video piracy. I convert video tapes to DVD. If i were to buy a new Sandy Bridge cpu-based pc, how would that effect my transfers? Is it mainly for DVD copiers? I do take some of my store-bought DVD's and convert them to my Ipod Touch. How would that process be effected if i were to have one of those nifty Sandy Bridge pc's? Does it spell doom and gloom for "fair-use" copying of DVD's, tapes, blu-ray discs, etc? How many people that are members of this grand website will be effected by the new chips?

[lowellriggsiam]

This may increase the demand for AMD processors. http://idhacker.com/intels-sandy-bridge-got-anti-piracy-features/. It looks more like it is primarily designed to deal with high end digital streaming video content.

[jagabo]

The new Sandy Bridge cpu's from Intel has the net all abuzz. One of the things about this chip is that it's supposed to thrwart video piracy. I convert video tapes to DVD. If i were to buy a new Sandy Bridge cpu-based pc, how would that effect my transfers?

Not at all. It's only for new stuff that's specifically designed to use it.

Does it spell doom and gloom for "fair-use" copying of DVD's, tapes, blu-ray discs, etc?

It will have no effect on existing media. Only new media types in the future (online streaming, etc.).