Greg Grotsky wrote:
On 5/24/05, Thor Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Another consideration about Samsung, is iirc there was someone on this
list that couldn't get mythtv over the HDMI port. After much
headbanging, he found that Samsung wouldn't accept HDMI without
HDCP...
That is horrible. I'm planning on getting a Sammy DLP, only I'm
planning on using the DVI. There's no HDCP on DVI, right? Why would
they even bother putting a restriction like that when you can get
around it with DVI?
Oh. If only we could all live in that world you imagine... ;)
I'm pretty sure if you check the specs for the TV you're considering,
you'll notice that it either has DVI with HDCP or leaves off the DVI
input and only has an HDMI input. Sorry to ruin your plan.
However, as a concession, I offer you this nice article about "DVI vs.
HDMI vs. Component Video -- Which is Better?" (
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/122868.html ). Well worth
the read as it explains why digital is not necessarily better (and why
analog is not necessarily better :). So, you could always go with those
component inputs...
You know what the really annoying thing is. Since Joe Public doesn't
know what HDCP stands for--and typically guesses it's some "High
Definition" thing--the marketing guys actually have people believing
they're getting a good thing when the TV specs say HDCP...
Mike
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