In Reply to: Great, great article on HD DVD -- and more posted by clarkjohnsen on February 24, 2006 at 10:58:13:
There are ways around HDCP if you don't have an HDCP-compliant display. Below is a link to one such solution (there are several others) if you don't have a proper digital connection (HDMI or DVI-HDCP) and need an analog path. There are also digital solutions if your DVI connection is not HDCP-compliant.I don't see an HD-SDI solution for at least a year after the players launch. Hollywood has put too much pressure on the chip manufacturers to eliminate this possibility. But as the saying goes, never say never.
Not all studios will enable the analog "flag", so this may not be a problem for you if you need full analog resolution. So if you don't have an HDCP-compliant display, you only have a problem if your favorite studio is a scum-bucket like Warner Bros.
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Follow Ups
- why is this a problem? - Joe Murphy Jr 20:03:39 02/24/06 (2)
- *Very interesting.* Thanks! (And on and on it goes...) nt - clarkjohnsen 08:22:49 02/25/06 (0)
- all you ever wanted to know - Joe Murphy Jr 08:01:38 02/25/06 (0)