HDCP question....

[Azarado]

Been doing google/yahoo searches on this topic, and think I have some grasp of it, but want to check to make sure. As I understand it, if I wanted a home PC to access Internet-TV freesites (let's say Hulu) that are using HDCP, I would have to have graphics card that is HDCP-compliant. Now would the motherboard also have to be HDCP-compliant? Not clear on that point! Also, where does DRM/COPP come into it? I'm planning on a home PC with dual-HDD for dual-boot OS (XP PRO SP 2+Linux). I'm sure XP Pro has some sort of COPP or DRM, but not certain if Internet-TV sites are using it. Also not sure how Linux OS (I'm leaning towards LinuxMint7 or PCLinuxOS 2010) is even useable for HDCP, DRM, COPP, etc. Can anyone advise?

 

[munkle]

I'm not sure there is any internet content that uses hdcp. Hdcp is between the graphics card and tv/monitor. All it is for is to make sure that connection between the two is secure so one can not take make a copy of the signal or what have you. The only thing that I have seen use it would be blu-ray on pc's and I think the ceton/ati digital tv tuners use it also, but I am not sure, I don't know if there is something more?

There are lots of non pc devices that use it, cable boxes, sat boxes. It's there because they don't want you recording the output.