From the article: What is HDCP?
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a technology that I see little in terms of benefits for consumers. On the surface, it's a good idea that I understand - stop illegal reproduction of digital content. What I don't understand is that if HDCP has the potential to disrupt the way an honest person watches TV then why isn't is a requirement in the design of products with a HDMI or DVI interface?
What do you think? Have you come into contact with HDCP in a good or bad way? Are you a content thief? Does HDCP detour you?
Speak Your MindHDCP 200USD Work Around
- Isn't amazing what the industry does to make your life difficult! And at the end, those that really want to cheat find a work around. The rest of us, who are willing to pay for what we watch, just have tons of trouble. Anyhow, I found a way to get my projector without HDCP to work. Got myself a HDMI 1 to 2 splitter and connected both my TV and projector. TV sends the "HDCP reply" and one is enought. The projector works as well :-) If you dont already have a TV to connect, you can by a cheep Dell monitor with DVI HDPC input, or a cheacp 19" inch TV with HDMI HDCP and like that you end up with a cool dual screen setup at less than 200 USD. You can also use your setup to copy a few movies to a DVD recorder at least until you have made up the 200USD :-) Have fun!
- —Guest Karsten
HDCP
- This is the biggest ripoff ever... This is a blatant way to fleece the consumer.
- —Guest BS
New technology, New expense
- It's becoming too expensive and time- consuming, keeping stride with the rapidly changing technology being forced on consumers. Reasonable backward compatibility with existing equipment could make any manufacturer a best seller.
- —Guest Enough
Another Move From Corporate America....
- I have beaten them at their other attempts...I'll defeat this one too...And when I do I'll put it out on the web for all to see.....
- —Guest JACK
Clearly Anti-Consumer
- It will be years before I can afford another HDTV. While my current set has HDMI it is not HDCP. Thank goodness the Blu-Ray players are too expensive or I might have wasted my money.
- —Guest Burned
HDCP Consumer Rip Off
- I could not agree more with "olympic" This "new" technology is nothing more than a way for this industry to keep getting into your pockets. With tv sets and accessories lasting many years now they have to have some way to force you to buy something new. I will stick with the OLD way of cabling and avoid HD completely!
- —Guest B78
HDCP money grab.
- HDTV, HDCP and all the rest of this is just another greedy move by big companies to squeeze the consumer a little bit more. TV has dumbed America. Save money and get smarter. Turn it off, read a book or study more in school. Take the kids out and catch bugs and tadpoles!
- —Guest wltcol60
HDCP
- Any technology is okay till safeguards are instituted in the system and for better viewing anywhere in he world it is better if standardisation takes place so that the hardware and software are easily available anywhere in the world.
- —Guest P V N Rao
HDCP
- It sucks. Planned obsolescence is a very profitable skill today and more likely the same to come ad infinidum.
- —Guest olympic
