With the arrival High Definition content, the IT industry has developed a new norm referred to as HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection). This is a means of potentially overcoming piracy and is a protection algorithm used for future HD content including Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. For this to operate, the source (e.g. DVD), graphics card and monitor would all need to have HDCP compatibility in order for the source to be viewable. Monitors which are HDCP certified also include a digital interface as this is inferred by the technology. HDMI and / or DVI connections must be present for true HDCP certification. If this HDCP certification is not present in all elements, the image is likely to not be displayed at all, and you will see only a blank screen or perhaps some very intrusive “warning” messages.
