Little help with new Monitor.

[Combusted]

Hey OcUk Users

Got a problem with choosing a monitor.

I want one for high res gaming, so i thought i'd get
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-024-BQ&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=510
As it also supports HD in case i want to watch movies or anything.

However, i went and google'd HDMI and HDCP, I'm nto exactly sure what the monitor difference is between the two, but search results showed it uses a much smaller input cable than DVI... however i have no slot like this in the back of my graphics card... So does it come with a DVI to HDCP convertor or sometihng? Or is this not even plugged in there...

 

[philjohn]

HDMI and DVI are compatible interfaces, insomuch as the signal that gets sent down the wire is the same (HDMI will also take audio as well, that's the only difference). You can get very inexpensive DVI<->HDMI converters, I'm sure OCuk do a range.

As for HDCP, that's the Digital Restrictions Management system that is used over HDMI for HD content. I think any monitor/tv with an HDMI connection has to support it, so you'll be fine there.