Hdcp

[mrapoc]

How much would not having a HDCP enabled monitor limit me in terms of future use?

cheers

 

[FarFarAway]

Well Blu-Ray internal drives make you switch from DVI to VGA if you don't have a HDCP enabled monitor...so basically I'd get a HDCP enabled one.

And btw - have you STILL not decided on a screen? :stickpoke :noobsign:

 

[mrapoc]

Hey im still working on it, i had decided on a screen but i felt it would feel more satifactory supporting oc3d's new affiliates (read tekheads) who report the 2007wfp as unavailable. I do have a couple to choose from, the only thing to decide now is HDCP or not.

If i didnt want hdcp i would get this This

but obviously, being the person i am, i would want it to last aaaaages without unnecessary upgrades

Read:

HDCP is a protection standard that Film Studios can demand your hardware is capable before allowing HD protected content to be displayed.

Surely that just means certain content wont be viewable. not all blueray or equiavalent media?

 

[nathan]

Hey im still working on it, i had decided on a screen but i felt it would feel more satifactory supporting oc3d's new affiliates (read tekheads) who report the 2007wfp as unavailable. I do have a couple to choose from, the only thing to decide now is HDCP or not.

If i didnt want hdcp i would get this This

but obviously, being the person i am, i would want it to last aaaaages without unnecessary upgrades

Read:

Surely that just means certain content wont be viewable. not all blueray or equiavalent media?

it means all bluray/hd dvd hd protected media.

 

[mrapoc]

I'm guessing this will be the majority in the upcoming future? Yep, this deffo limits me to HDCP only, nice one intel

 

[nathan]

I'm guessing this will be the majority in the upcoming future? Yep, this deffo limits me to HDCP only, nice one intel

why intel?

EDIT: ahhh i see why

High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections. The HDCP specification is proprietary and an implementation of HDCP requires a license.

HDCP is licensed by Digital Content Protection, LLC, a subsidiary of Intel. In addition to paying fees, licensees agree to limit the capabilities of their products. For example, High-definition digital video content must be restricted to DVD quality on non-HDCP compliant video outputs when requested by the source. DVD-Audio content is restricted to DAT quality on non-HDCP digital audio outputs (analog audio outputs have no quality limits). Licensees cannot allow their devices to make copies of content, and must design their products to "effectively frustrate attempts to defeat the content protection requirements."

 

[FarFarAway]

I'm guessing this will be the majority in the upcoming future? Yep, this deffo limits me to HDCP only, nice one intel

Loads of screens are becoming HDCP enabled and tbh only Blu-Ray uses it so far and you can get round it by using VGA as output

 

[mrapoc]

High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections. The HDCP specification is proprietary and an implementation of HDCP requires a license.

^^ See im not completely crazy

 

[mrapoc]

But vga is supposed to suck compared isnt it? Im still on vga now lol

 

[FarFarAway]

But vga is supposed to suck compared isnt it? Im still on vga now lol

It doesn't "suck" as my 360 plays though it and it looks great. DVI is better quality tho

 

[nathan]

vga: analog

dvi: digital

 

[FarFarAway]

vga: analog

dvi: digital

Aye and there's not much of a difference in clarity

 

[mrapoc]

so viewing the HDCP "protected" format via vga would not hinder the quality as much as lowering the resolution for example

 

[mrapoc]

Considering the above I could get This

then any HDCP stuff i could view through VGA (by then ill prolly have my own pc etc. in my own house/flat/apartment ) and see little/no difference

Better still, tekheads have it!

 

[nathan]

how much is it?

 

[mrapoc]

Ya know what? I'm gonna take the plunge, order from a different manufacturer *sorry tekheads* and get a 2007wfp just for the sheer popularity of them