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2008-04-16 10:20:09
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6506|United Kingdom
hey guys
Ok so i have been browsing for a nice 24" monitor .. i found the Samsung SM245B on ebuyer for £290; http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130991#

I am confused as to HDCP, I thought it was something which enabled you to connect a HDMI device such as xbox 360/ps3/blu-ray player to the monitor .. but after watching a tigerdirect video review i am now under the impression this feature will prevent rips pirated media etc. being watched on the monitor through the included DVI cable ... .. could someone with a samsung panel please comment as I'm confused as to what this means ..

one definition for HDCP ; http://www.liteonit.eu/index.php?option … emid=184#H


    HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection.
HDCP is a form of digital rights management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections.
HDCP's main target is to prevent transmission of non-encrypted high definition content.
HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback devices allow content providers to set an Image Constraint Token (ICT) flag that will only output full-resolution digital signals using HDCP. If such a player is connected to a non-HDCP-enabled television set and the content is flagged, the player will output a downsampled 480p signal. For computers systems this flagging means that playback of HD content will not be possible unless there is an HDCP compliant monitor and a HDCP compliant graphics card. This kind of hardware are becoming more widespread available. 

cheers
2008-04-16 10:25:17
02fxnmaurer
Member
+75|6753|Birmingham UK
hdcp is built into the monitor....an runs through standard dvi connection i do believe
2008-04-16 10:34:11
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone
HDCP or HDMI was developed not only for better audio/video quality but also so pirated could not be send through its signal. I have the same monitor.
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2008-04-16 10:42:40
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6506|United Kingdom

.Sup wrote:

HDCP or HDMI was developed not only for better audio/video quality but also so pirated could not be send through its signal. I have the same monitor.
So no pirated stuff can be watched through it? How does it tell? I though it was only unencrypted high definition stuff it didn't like ... ?
2008-04-16 10:46:35
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone

Mitch92uK wrote:

.Sup wrote:

HDCP or HDMI was developed not only for better audio/video quality but also so pirated could not be send through its signal. I have the same monitor.
So no pirated stuff can be watched through it? How does it tell? I though it was only unencrypted high definition stuff it didn't like ... ?
Sorry but i can't test that. I don't have any HD content.
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
2008-04-16 10:54:01
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6506|United Kingdom

.Sup wrote:

Mitch92uK wrote:

.Sup wrote:

HDCP or HDMI was developed not only for better audio/video quality but also so pirated could not be send through its signal. I have the same monitor.
So no pirated stuff can be watched through it? How does it tell? I though it was only unencrypted high definition stuff it didn't like ... ?
Sorry but i can't test that. I don't have any HD content.
Do you watch any non-hd *content*?
2008-04-16 11:01:02
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone

Mitch92uK wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Mitch92uK wrote:


So no pirated stuff can be watched through it? How does it tell? I though it was only unencrypted high definition stuff it didn't like ... ?
Sorry but i can't test that. I don't have any HD content.
Do you watch any non-hd *content*?
Mostly everything i watch on my monitor is non HD except Lost which is a HD rip(dvix).
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
2008-04-16 12:14:04
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6853|SE London

HDCP is only really an issue if playing official Blu-Ray disks. It provides an encrypted hardware link to the display which means the signal cannot be intercepted before it reaches the display. If you want to watch offcial Blu-Ray content, you will need HDCP, if not, it's a non-issue.

HDCP is not related to HDMI.

This was their clever way of stopping HD piracy once and for all. Until some of the software keys (I think it was from PowerDVD) got leaked and everything was cracked software side almost instantly.

Don't get one of those shit cheap ass 24" displays. They are poor. TN panels are for gays (btw never, ever, ever buy a 20" iMac, the display in them is TN based and is horrendous (6-bit colour and hideous colour shift), especially compared to the majority of Apple displays, which tend to be IPS based).

 

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