P PC-Engine Banned May 31, 2005 #1 I plan on building a HTPC later this year when the new HD DVD drives become available and need to buy a DVI/HDCP equiped videocard.
I plan on building a HTPC later this year when the new HD DVD drives become available and need to buy a DVI/HDCP equiped videocard.
T Ty Roberta E. Lee Veteran Jun 1, 2005 #2 Is this something that will be handled in the hardware or actually will the software (e.g. Windows) handle it?
Is this something that will be handled in the hardware or actually will the software (e.g. Windows) handle it?
B Blazkowicz Legend Jun 2, 2005 #3 be aware that HDCP is DRM if there's no way to play a HD DVD with a PC through plain DVI, I wonder what the evil MPAA members are thinking. are you planning to buy a HDMI only TV which refuses to display plain DVI?
be aware that HDCP is DRM if there's no way to play a HD DVD with a PC through plain DVI, I wonder what the evil MPAA members are thinking. are you planning to buy a HDMI only TV which refuses to display plain DVI?
P PC-Engine Banned Jun 2, 2005 #4 Blazkowicz_ said: be aware that HDCP is DRM if there's no way to play a HD DVD with a PC through plain DVI, I wonder what the evil MPAA members are thinking. are you planning to buy a HDMI only TV which refuses to display plain DVI? Click to expand... No, but HD DVD is said to only output digitally through HDCP compliant equipment.
Blazkowicz_ said: be aware that HDCP is DRM if there's no way to play a HD DVD with a PC through plain DVI, I wonder what the evil MPAA members are thinking. are you planning to buy a HDMI only TV which refuses to display plain DVI? Click to expand... No, but HD DVD is said to only output digitally through HDCP compliant equipment.
L London Geezer Legend Supporter Jun 2, 2005 #5 Heh this whole HDCP thing is making me nervous too. I wanna get a HDDVD drive on my PC, but just that, not a new video card on top of it, just for the hell of bloody HDCP.
Heh this whole HDCP thing is making me nervous too. I wanna get a HDDVD drive on my PC, but just that, not a new video card on top of it, just for the hell of bloody HDCP.