HDCP question

[FragMan]

I have a 30 inch Samsung Monitor model 305T, according to specs its NOT HDCP compliant.

I also have a 8800 GTS video card. according to specs it is HDCP capable.

(quote from BFG website: HDCP Capable³
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. )

Question:

When one day Im gonna want to play a Blu-ray or HD DVD disk on this rig. will I be able to play movies?

 

[Drags]

you really need HDCP compliance all the way through, so that would include the source content (HDCP encrypted), drive (Blu-ray / HD-DVD), graphics card and display. So as it is, you may have problems. I would imagine there will be some cunning ways round this at some point (external boxes perhaps), when HDCP becomes more widely used, but hard to say.

might be useful: http://www.behardware.com/articles/656-1/hdcp-protection-is-now-activated-consequences.html

 

[spock]

HDCP as well as the copy protection on HD-DVD/Blu-ray have all been cracked already (legally, of course). Products like AnyDVD will help you preserve your fair use rights and let you watch content that you own the rights to, regardless of crazy standards like HDCP.

Remember, HDCP is a bad thing.