[mythtv-users] Best TV-Out Support

Jarod Wilson jcw at wilsonet.com
Mon Nov 1 17:13:14 UTC 2004


On Monday 01 November 2004 05:25, cythraul wrote:
> Now if only salesmen could answer this simple question:
>
> "Does this model accept a DVI connection without HDCP?"
> "uuuuh?"
>
> (As seen on TV, hmm I mean in a TV retailer)

Yup, I had someone insist to me that there was absolutely no way I could hook 
a computer to one of the HD inputs on my set. Moron. Thank goodness for 
Google and AVSForum.


> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:18:44 -0700, Jarod Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> > HDCP support is *only* needed for DVI connections, and only on some
> > HDTVs. Some work over DVI without HDCP, and there is no copy protection
> > on component video or vga input, because the signal has already been
> > converted to analog.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
jcw at wilsonet.com

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