Caveat Emptor: HDCP

[Rickten]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
You see problems, I see opportunities.

How many 2405FPWs will I be able to buy for $100/pc when all the Dell dummies realize they can't watch their new movies on it? 🙂

I have no intention of watching movies on my PC. Movies belong on the PJ or the TV, where theres nice comfy chairs and a couch.

I use my pc to record tv and play dvds on my tv.

 

[imthebadguy]

already hitting home, this is when i try to hook up my comcast box to my DELL monitor Text

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Rickten

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
You see problems, I see opportunities.

How many 2405FPWs will I be able to buy for $100/pc when all the Dell dummies realize they can't watch their new movies on it? 🙂

I have no intention of watching movies on my PC. Movies belong on the PJ or the TV, where theres nice comfy chairs and a couch.

I use my pc to record tv and play dvds on my tv.

Then continue what you're doing at 1080i! If you use legitimate software and pay for your stuff, then you'll just have to upgrade. Same as people have to upgrade to an HDTV set and receiver.

 

[archcommus]

I don't understand something. How does requiring the monitor to be HDCP-compliant help prevent pirating (because we know that is the true purpose of HDCP)? I can understand a new, better encryption for the content, to prevent it from being ripped, but preventing it from playing on a specific monitor? How does that help anything?

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: archcommus
I don't understand something. How does requiring the monitor to be HDCP-compliant help prevent pirating (because we know that is the true purpose of HDCP)? I can understand a new, better encryption for the content, to prevent it from being ripped, but preventing it from playing on a specific monitor? How does that help anything?

Output? Think about it.

Outputing something non-secure. Anything can grab the signal and change it to whatever it wants.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

I'm almost 100% positive that people will find workarounds or cracks that disable HDCP protection in Windows so I'm not really sweating a thing.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
I'm almost 100% positive that people will find workarounds or cracks that disable HDCP protection in Windows so I'm not really sweating a thing.

There already are work arounds. Conversion boxes for HDMI to component (as far as TV goes).

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
I'm almost 100% positive that people will find workarounds or cracks that disable HDCP protection in Windows so I'm not really sweating a thing.

There already are work arounds. Conversion boxes for HDMI to component (as far as TV goes).

Yeah but isn't it foreign and nearly $500?

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
I'm almost 100% positive that people will find workarounds or cracks that disable HDCP protection in Windows so I'm not really sweating a thing.

There already are work arounds. Conversion boxes for HDMI to component (as far as TV goes).

Yeah but isn't it foreign and nearly $500?

Around $400 right now. BUT, you're talking about technology which isn't even in use right now. Blue-Ray DVD players are something like $1500 to start off, same as CD/DVD players were. Prices will come down. You have to pay to play. If you can afford a $1500 set-top box for Blue-Ray, don't b!tch about paying for a converter. It's all moot at this point. There are no players in peoples hands and this is all just whining.

EDIT: I could be wrong. There might be converters for much less. I just don't feel like going out and searching the internet.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
already hitting home, this is when i try to hook up my comcast box to my DELL monitor Text

WTF!??!?!?!?!

Can you please provide more details and a clearer picture????

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
already hitting home, this is when i try to hook up my comcast box to my DELL monitor Text

WTF!??!?!?!?!

Can you please provide more details and a clearer picture????

Yeah why would that be necessary for Comcast cable? It's legal to record your own shows!

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
already hitting home, this is when i try to hook up my comcast box to my DELL monitor Text

WTF!??!?!?!?!

Can you please provide more details and a clearer picture????

I'm confused. The Comcast HD/Tivo box doesn't have an HDMI output!!! That's a problem with the MONITOR, not the set-top box. I output my DVI port to HDMI (cables4less.com 4 the win!) to my Plasma monitor with no problem.