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HighDef Content to Require New Monitors

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the upgrade-fever dept.

QT writes "Ars Technica has an interesting article on how HDCP figures into Microsoft and Apple's future OS plans. Not only will future HD content not play in pure HD on most existing monitors (it will be degraded, or not shown at all), but high-end monitors today don't support HDCP yet. HDCP has been coming for 3+ years, but geek fantasy items such as Apple's $3,000 30" Cinema Display don't even have support for it yet! The end result is that when Windows Vista ships (and Apple's next OS), most people won't be able to watch protected HD content on their computers."

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  1. I submitted this last night and it was rejected by DrHanser · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Good going slashdot editors! I guess all that matters is who sees what when.

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  2. DUPE by glassjaw+rocks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's a dupe!!

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