On 5/27/05, Craig Partin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/25/05, Greg Depasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/24/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > When I see HDCP, I think handicap. > > > > Greg > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > I was looking at TVs at Best Buy recently and thought it was funny > that they had HDCP on all the sets as if it were a feature. > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
It IS a feature. If you buy a TV that doesn't support HDCP on DVI/HDMI, the you will not be able to connect a cable box or dish receiver (or any other HDCP device) using the digital connections. It may not be a feature any of us is happy about, but it is what it is. Dave _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
