Do you need an HDCP Compliant tv for Hidef games?

[Nermal]

In a PC environment, an HDCP-compliant monitor and graphics card is required for Blu-ray and HD DVD playback from within Vista.

Aha! THAT would explain why I could never get my HD DVDs to play under Vista, only under XP. Let's hope that when Apple finally gets around to releasing an HD DVD-compatible DVD player, it works the "XP way" and functions on the same hardware.

 

[jaw04005]

Aha! THAT would explain why I could never get my HD DVDs to play under Vista, only under XP. Let's hope that when Apple finally gets around to releasing an HD DVD-compatible DVD player, it works the "XP way" and functions on the same hardware.

Yup. Microsoft really caved over backwards for the content industry. I get trying to protect your content, but requiring HDCP-compliant monitors and video cards is excessive.

Apple has a unique advantage in that most of their shipping units are all-in-ones.

Notebooks and all-in-ones (iMac) are both currently exempt from Vista's (and Cyberlink and Corel/Intervideo) HDCP-required DRM scheme—allowing full playback of both Blu-ray and HD DVD (with capable hardware and graphic card drivers).

 

[amd4me]

Okay, so what exactly is the final word?
Misinformation much?

 

[diamond.g]

Okay, so what exactly is the final word?
Misinformation much?

jaw is right. It only matters for movies. Not games.