I've been trying to arrange my rationalizations for buying a 30" display. One of them has been for a potential use as an HDTV. A dual use approach won't work for many people. For me it would work perfectly.
An article on Ars Technica, however, now makes me hesitant.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/hdcp-vista.ars
"If you're heading out this weekend to drop US$3,000 on a TV, chances are high that it will support HDCP. The same can't be said of monitors, sadly. Apple's US$2999.99 30" display doesn't support HDCP, and only a handful of Dell's various options do. If you're in the market for a new display, you might want to wait until some units are shipping with HDCP support."
"if you think Apple is going to turn down HDCP despite being DRM advocates themselves (Hello, FairPlay!), with the result being that it will be impossible to view new content in full HD on Apple hardware, then you're kidding yourself."
Any thoughts?
Note: I updated this because I think the problem is not with broadcast HDTV, which I could get with an EyeTV 500, but with HD-DVD and Blu Ray, which I understand will both use HD Copy Protection, which will not work with the current Apple Cinema Displays without HDCP.
An article on Ars Technica, however, now makes me hesitant.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/hdcp-vista.ars
"If you're heading out this weekend to drop US$3,000 on a TV, chances are high that it will support HDCP. The same can't be said of monitors, sadly. Apple's US$2999.99 30" display doesn't support HDCP, and only a handful of Dell's various options do. If you're in the market for a new display, you might want to wait until some units are shipping with HDCP support."
"if you think Apple is going to turn down HDCP despite being DRM advocates themselves (Hello, FairPlay!), with the result being that it will be impossible to view new content in full HD on Apple hardware, then you're kidding yourself."
Any thoughts?
Note: I updated this because I think the problem is not with broadcast HDTV, which I could get with an EyeTV 500, but with HD-DVD and Blu Ray, which I understand will both use HD Copy Protection, which will not work with the current Apple Cinema Displays without HDCP.