The coming HDCP nightmare

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So, it turns out all those ATI video cards that have purported to support HDCP, don't even have basic hardware support for it. ATI lied.
Want to watch a blue-ray or HD-DVD on your computer? You'll need Windows Vista (Not 2000, XP, or 2003) an HDCP compliant video card AND monitor.
You won't be able to make copies. You won't be able to watch high-definition output on anything but a completely HDCP enabled display chain (player, receiver/switcher, monitor/projector) The anti-copy protection for blue-ray (AACS) isn't even finalized yet.
On top of that, the new players will have wonky copy-protection schemes (sub-audiable watermarking, proposed player hacking protection via phone-home monitoring) The codec selection is disappointing (MPEG2 - OK, but getting old, MPEG4 - CAN be good, VC1 - motion artifact city)
Looks like the businessmen have been trying to be engineers again. Yet another set of technologies destined to go the way of DAT, DCC, SACD, Minidisc, DVD-Audio...

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Topic - The coming HDCP nightmare - jbmcb 08:24:02 02/17/06 (4)

Nah - you don't need the monitor..... - Gaspode 15:39:12 02/17/06 (1)

input - Joe Murphy Jr 20:31:00 02/17/06 (0)

huh? - Joe Murphy Jr 09:41:32 02/17/06 (1)

argh... - jbmcb 17:42:30 02/21/06 (0)

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