DVD Forum adds digital output to spec

The DVD Forum is finishing the spec that will put digital output capabilities into DVD products but they will not be implemented until a practical copyprotection scheme is determined. The guidelines for a 1394 interface that would directly link DVD players to digital TVs and digital audio amplifiers are close according to a forum official. Currently, DVD players' output is restricted to analog. After creating a 1394 recommendation for playback-only DVDs, the group will work on recordable DVD.

The source article is at eetimes.com.