ClearPlay Debuts New Filtering DVD Player
May 11, 2007 | by Nino Marchetti
The ClearPlay CP-007 makes use of a USB flash drive or memory card to hold special, controversial "filters" which block out undesired adult content.
ClearPlay, a company which develops DVD player technology for filtering out "violence, profanity and other adult content," announced yesterday they were debuting a new DVD player for families. The ClearPlay CP-007 will be available for sale on the company's Web site and also through Target for around $80.
ClearPlay, which at one time faced a lawsut because of its filtering technology, claims the pay-for service it offers benefits families by offering advanced parental controls. The technology is described as using "filters that are created specifically for each movie, allowing for frame-specific skips and mutes. The filtering is barely noticeable, and the resulting playback is smooth and effective. ClearPlay offers Filters for over 2200 top movies, and adds more every week when new DVDs are released."
ClearPlay added they've received favorable reviews from parents and family organizations, and has received seals of approval from The Parents Television Council and The Dove Foundation. The DVD player itself is programmed via a USB FilterStik flash style drive, with filters downloaded from the ClearPlay Web site for a monthly membership fee. Other USB flash drives and memory cards can reportedly be used as well.
Technology features of the CP-007 include digital audio output, progessive scan, component video output and support for media playback from a variety of disc formats.
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BJ on Apr 17th, 2008 at 12:06 AM:
Clearplay is the best thing on the market for edited movies. I love it!
You can choose to what level you want to watch the movie edited and not alter the actual DVD! And it's Legal. Go to www.clearplay.com and use the PROMO CODE: "bvest" to get FREE shipping and 15 dollars off the 3 year membership! This is the best deal out there! Get one today!
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Gary Ludlum on Mar 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 PM:
Clearplay needs two changes to really work consistantly. As it is now it is easy to regularly bypass.
1. Put the dvd ratings on the filter stick. Do not get them off the dvd when the studios do not regularly put the right rating on them. This wrecks the whole system.
2. Allow a setting on the player so that no dvds will play unless they have a filter or the password is entered.