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In Reply to: This will get you started. posted by Joe Murphy Jr on September 13, 2003 at 18:29:43:

Thanks for the link.
So the only difference is the DVI, which avoids the two-step A/D and D/A conversions?
If that is so, then other players will follow suit--at least we hope. For example, the 2nd generation Marantz universal player, the DV8400 (I own the DV8300), has a "pure digital output (DVI w/HDCP)," so I assume that if one buys a new DVD player with DVI, one can be fairly certain that--with all other things being equal (progressive scan, 3:2 pulldown, etc), it should have a great picture.
According to Marantz's web site, they are waiting for the DVD group to get back to them before they can release the code for owners to "unlock" and thus activate this DVI output.
I know that has do with fear of copying digital info, but how come there are already players out there with functional DVI outputs?
regards, townsend

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response time - Joe Murphy Jr 17:12:29 09/15/03 (1)
From what I've read, the group that OKs the DVI output has 6 months to "get back with your certification". Why they need 6 months is beyond me. Maybe they're retarded .
Samsung put in their request very early for a DVI-HDCP port. When it came time to release the player, they had been given the OK. The HD931 is HDCP compliant.
V Inc (or maybe the OEM company) put in a request and was not given an answer within those 6 months. The rule is, if 6 months pass and there is no reply, you can implement the port -- but you don't get HDCP approval. Therefore, the Bravo D1 is DVI-enabled but doesn't transmit an HDCP signal.
For consumers, that's not a problem because "no HDCP" means that anything leaving the Bravo's DVI port can be accepted by the next DVI or DVI-HDCP enabled component in the chain (scaler, display, etc). If the Bravo was HDCP compliant, then components that weren't DVI-HDCP compliant couldn't accept the signal ( real bummer for older scalers and displays that are only DVI capable -- but not DVI-HDCP compliant ).
By the way, computers with a DVI port on the video card can send a digital video signal without HDCP (ie, it can be used with any scaler, display, etc).
- Re: response time - townsend 19:59:44 09/15/03 (0)
  Thanks for the information; it's very helpful.
  regards, townsends

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