Posted by Gunther Gloop on 03/01/07 12:04

"kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote in message
news:JLOdnbSUYZy2XXvYnZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@giganews.com...
> "Mads Munch" <madsmh@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1172501900.188631.255690@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> 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...
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Any help would be apperciated :)
>>>
>>> -- Mads
>>
>> 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.. :)
>
> Don't bet on it. You need a newly-announced graphics chipset to view HDCP
> with Vista.
>
> http://www.slyck.com/story1421.html
>


I've been using Vista now for the past few weeks and I can honestly say it's
a load of crap. Possibly by Service Pack 2 they will have it in order, but
besides that, the license restrictions, etc. mean I'm moving to Linux later
this year. The more I see of that OS the better it seems -and it's getting
better all the time.

-Kevin.

[Back to original message]