Moviebeam - 1st player based on EM8622L?

[laserfan]

In the U.S. this company is selling an HD movie service (over-the-air broadcast) using a box based upon the SD EM8622L. Tech info is here (http://www.moviebeam.com/opencms/opencms/Pages/WhatIsMovieBeam/TechInfo.html) and I found some internal pics at the following:

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zmoy88.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/1zmoxgi.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/1zmoyv6.jpg

Regular price is $200US but currently it's offered for $99. Some guys over at linux-hacker.net are trying to figure the thing out. But I don't know how you'd acquire a box unless you are in one of their service areas.

[CruNcher]

hehe


MovieBeam, Inc. is a privately held company backed by The Walt Disney Company, Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, Mayfield Fund and Norwest Venture Partners. The company was formed in January 2006, after being incubated by The Walt Disney Company for nearly four years. Headquarters are in Burbank, California, with offices in Kent, Washington.

that says all it's Disney :P

[laserfan]

Frankly their whole "$5 rental" approach looks DOA to me; I have no use for it myself.

It's the appearance of an EM8622L product (FINALLY!), for $99, and potentially hackable, that I find to be of interest...