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Eomer · 09-12-2006, 10:39 AM

It might be, it might not be. Regardless, why put yourself at the mercy of the movie companies and buy a non-HDCP compliant TV, and end up viewing your fancy new "HD" movies at less than HD quality?

The whole thing is just total bullshit, IMO, because you know damn well it'll take about 5 minutes for someone to circumvent their copy protection. The only thing helping them out is that the files will be so goddamn huge it won't be practical to share them over the net. And I realize that they know this, and that their goal in the end is not to completely eliminate piracy but to prevent the 98% of the general population that can barely set the time on their VCR from doing it. It just pisses me off that the consumer gets fucked by this kind of shit. My $3,000 dollar projector from last year is useless for the new HD formats because it's only got DVI and Component (which works just fucking great at 720p/1080i thanks, and I don't have to pay $500 for a 20 foot cable), and I have the entertainment industry to thank for it. And yes, I knew when I purchased it that would be the case, but it still pisses me off.

09-12-2006, 10:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
Eomer You mean I can change this? Neat! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 10,189 +37 Internets	It might be, it might not be. Regardless, why put yourself at the mercy of the movie companies and buy a non-HDCP compliant TV, and end up viewing your fancy new "HD" movies at less than HD quality? The whole thing is just total bullshit, IMO, because you know damn well it'll take about 5 minutes for someone to circumvent their copy protection. The only thing helping them out is that the files will be so goddamn huge it won't be practical to share them over the net. And I realize that they know this, and that their goal in the end is not to completely eliminate piracy but to prevent the 98% of the general population that can barely set the time on their VCR from doing it. It just pisses me off that the consumer gets fucked by this kind of shit. My $3,000 dollar projector from last year is useless for the new HD formats because it's only got DVI and Component (which works just fucking great at 720p/1080i thanks, and I don't have to pay $500 for a 20 foot cable), and I have the entertainment industry to thank for it. And yes, I knew when I purchased it that would be the case, but it still pisses me off. Last edited by Eomer : 09-12-2006 at 10:45 AM.