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Posted by Mads Munch on 03/02/07 15:15
On Mar 1, 12:59 pm, "kim" <ntscu...@aol.com> wrote:
> "Mads Munch" <mad...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:1172501900.188631.255690@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> > On Feb 23, 4:19 pm, "Mads Munch" <mad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'm sorry if this is an off-topic post but here goes...
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> >> I have found my dream monitor, it's the SyncMaster 215TW from Samsung.
> >> There is just ONE little snag, it does not have HDCP (all the reviews
> >> I have found on the net says it does have it, but Samsung says no). So
> >> my question is, how important is it? Since I hear that BluRay/HD-DVD
> >> drives for PC's are just around the corner, I would like to take
> >> advantage of that, and use my brand new monitor to view (protected) HD
> >> content. Does it need it when it is connected to the computer? Or is
> >> it only necessary when it's connected directly to an HD output?
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> >> Any help would be apperciated :)
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> >> -- Mads
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> > It seems that the tech support person I talked with the first time was
> > incorrect, the monitor does support HDCP, so no worries after all.. :)
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> Don't bet on it. You need a newly-announced graphics chipset to view HDCP
> with Vista.
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> http://www.slyck.com/story1421.html
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> (kim)
I'm aware of that :) but video cards with hdcp doesn't seem to be hard
to find.. at least here (Denmark) asus is selling a number of cards
that have hdcp among others.
- mads
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