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

[Jonathan Watmough]

On 5/25/05, Simon Kenyon <simon at koala.ie> wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 24 May 2005 21:39, Greg Grotsky wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> > -Greg
> >
> > On 5/24/05, Thor Johnson <glassicman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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...
> 
> sky tv in the UK have announced that they will be broadcasting HDTV next 
> year
> their boxes will only output HDTV on an HDCP enabled HDMI port
> seeing as how you cannot get Sky without on of their own boxes it means no
> HDTV myth in the UK
> you ask why - because they were told to by the producers of content


It's at times like these, that I'm very glad I moved from the UK to the US. 

My last night's TV viewing included 24, Desperate Housewives, and House, all 
broadcast OTA in HD.

Good Times ! Good Times !
Jonathan

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