My TV / monitor ( Westinghouse LVM-42w2 ) has one HDMI (HDCP) and two DVI (HDCP) inputs. Since I plan on buying a home theatre system, when I can find one, that supports multiple HDMI inputs I only needed the one HDMI input on the TV.
I'm getting quite tired of seeing this "DRM Monitor" FUD spewed forth everytime a discussion of Vista takes place.
Repeat after me, "You don't have to get a DRM/HDCP capable monitor to run Windows Vista."
The only time Vista would use an DRM/HDCP capable monitor is if you're viewing HDCP protected content (ie; Blu-Ray or HD-DVD ) and even then it will continue to work with any existing monitor but with a loss of resolution. In addition, according to several previous Slashdot discussions, the content providers have said they have no intention of turning on the "protected bit" until something like 2010.
Windows Vista is not some evil beast waiting to obselete every piece of computer hardware and monitor on the planet. Vista is just another Microsoft OS that has higher requirements then the previous OS and includes support for DRM which, I might add, wasn't invented by Microsoft in the first place.
You do realize of course that Final Fantasy XI is already out for the 360 and according to several press releases it would appear the Square-Enix is going to be collaborating with Microsoft on even more titles in the near future.
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My TV / monitor ( Westinghouse LVM-42w2 ) has one HDMI (HDCP) and two DVI (HDCP) inputs. Since I plan on buying a home theatre system, when I can find one, that supports multiple HDMI inputs I only needed the one HDMI input on the TV.
I'm getting quite tired of seeing this "DRM Monitor" FUD spewed forth everytime a discussion of Vista takes place. Repeat after me, "You don't have to get a DRM/HDCP capable monitor to run Windows Vista." The only time Vista would use an DRM/HDCP capable monitor is if you're viewing HDCP protected content (ie; Blu-Ray or HD-DVD ) and even then it will continue to work with any existing monitor but with a loss of resolution. In addition, according to several previous Slashdot discussions, the content providers have said they have no intention of turning on the "protected bit" until something like 2010. Windows Vista is not some evil beast waiting to obselete every piece of computer hardware and monitor on the planet. Vista is just another Microsoft OS that has higher requirements then the previous OS and includes support for DRM which, I might add, wasn't invented by Microsoft in the first place.
You do realize of course that Final Fantasy XI is already out for the 360 and according to several press releases it would appear the Square-Enix is going to be collaborating with Microsoft on even more titles in the near future.