HDCP: The graphic card and monitor nightmare

Posted on Saturday, January 14 2006 @ 0:20 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Be Hardware talks about one of the negative consequences of Windows Vista. You have a new graphic card and monitor? Well, we have two bad pieces of news for you. Which one do you want first?

The first is that almost all monitors sold up until now (CRT and TFT) won't be capable of displaying HD movies.
The second is that graphic cards suffer from the same problem.

Within the next 6 months you will have to buy new ones if you want to watch HD movies. Read on over here.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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