[mythtv-users] Re: [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!

[Michael T. Dean]

Greg Grotsky wrote:

>On 5/24/05, Thor Johnson <glassicman at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Another consideration about Samsung, is iirc there was someone on this
>>list that couldn't get mythtv over the HDMI port.  After much
>>headbanging, he found that Samsung wouldn't accept HDMI without
>>HDCP...
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>That is horrible.  I'm planning on getting a Sammy DLP, only I'm
>planning on using the DVI.  There's no HDCP on DVI, right?  Why would
>they even bother putting a restriction like that when you can get
>around it with DVI?
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Oh.  If only we could all live in that world you imagine...  ;)

I'm pretty sure if you check the specs for the TV you're considering, 
you'll notice that it either has DVI with HDCP or leaves off the DVI 
input and only has an HDMI input.  Sorry to ruin your plan.

However, as a concession, I offer you this nice article about "DVI vs. 
HDMI vs. Component Video -- Which is Better?" ( 
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/122868.html ).  Well worth 
the read as it explains why digital is not necessarily better (and why 
analog is not necessarily better :).  So, you could always go with those 
component inputs...

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