HDCP ?

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This whole HDCP support is really confusing, am I right in saying,

1. If you,ve brought a Hi-definition Panel/TV and it has HDMI/DVI and has a native res that supports 720p or 1080i if your panel does'nt support HDCP then you will not be able to play Hi-definition movies ?

2. Currunt high end video cards do not support HDCP ?

3. Even if your video card did support HDCP you would still not be able to play hi-definition films on your PC as even tho your monitor can handle hi-definition it has to be HDCP compatible ?

4. So finally if I want to be able to watch future hi-definition movies I have to upgrade my already hi-definetion monitor, my already hi-definition tv and my already hi-definition video card.

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But thats just complete utter madness surely, millions of people have already had to upgrade from standerd plasma's and lcd's thinking that they would have been ok, now a large proportion of these people have to upgrade thier HD tvs again b-cos of this stupid HDCP ****, what on earth is going on with the technology industry these days, gfx cards, hi-fi's, TV's, projectors, recently you seem to have to upgrade practicly every thing you own every 6 months just so that you can be compliant

While on a google mission finding information about HDCP I came across this post in a forum, tbh although its meant as a joke the way things are going it seems like a realistic projection of things to come.

- 10 years from now, HDCP will be in every device.
- 10 years from now, producing non-HDCP devices will be illegal (the only people who don't want HDCP are pirates. Right?)
- 10 years from now, your computer won't do what you tell it to, until it contacts Microsoft and gets permission first.
- 10 years from now, your computer will inform Microsoft of any "questionable" activities you've been doing.
- 10 years from now, your activities will also be forwarded to the MPAA, RIAA, BSA, NSA, or other appropriate agency.
- 10 years from now, DRM will be the law.
- 10 years from now, privacy will be a thing of the past.
- 10 years from now, we will all look back and wonder how we could have said we "didn't care."

Edit : I,ve now found a good article explaining about the problems with HDCP, if anyones intrested,

http://www.behardware.com/articles/603-1/hdcp-the-graphic-card-and-monitor-nightmare.html