Not at all.
Some camcorders already have the plug attached.
Consumer electronics industry analysts predict that as many as 25 million devices using FireWire will be sold by the end of 1999. The purpose of the demo was to show that the cable industry can take full advantage of the emerging standard. It's this momentum toward interconnectable digital gear that the cable industry intends to ride, according to Hayashi. A few weeks ago, key architects of the cable industry's OpenCable initiative met for three days with representatives from consumer electronics manufacturers to put forth their thoughts for a digital platform. FireWire is considered a key component of that specification, says Michael Adams, senior network engineer at Time Warner Cable.