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HDCP: (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) An encryption system for enforcing digital rights management DRM over DVI and HDMI interfaces. The copy protection system DRM resides in the computer, DVD...; Full HDCP Definition >>

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More on the Vista DVD playback issue: More on the Vista DVD playback issueDid you tryreading your dvd with a software that does not support DRM of any form and does not rely on windows infrastructure, like VLC ?DId you try other DRM compatible software, like PowerDVD or the like ?To me this sound like a poor...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Vista DVD playback issue, playback issue, Vista DVD, digital-rights management, HDCP; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
Content Protection madness on Vista: Content Protection madness on VistaBlu-Ray Deserves To FailI agree and am with you 100%. DRM will go away when consumers vote with their wallets. We have already seen some of this with the music industry.Blu-Ray/Sony = EPIC FAILBlu-Ray can kiss my DVD-Loving butt :)I would love to see...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, Content Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, HDCP, mplayer, DVD, DRM IS; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
HDMI survival guide for home theater: There's a lot of money to be made in the HDMI cabling and switch aftermarket and unfortunately that means a lot of consumers are getting tricked in to paying outrageous prices. I've spent quite a bit of time helping my friends set up their home theaters recently and I thought...; Tags: Home Theater, HDMI, Cable, HDMI Splitter, DVI, HDCP, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-20
More on HD, DRM, and CPU usage: This is a very quick follow-up to my previous post documenting my experience with HD DVD and Blu-ray playback on Windows Vista. (If you haven't been following this story, you'll want to read that post and its predecessor, Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Vista to get the proper background.) DRM doom-and-gloomers...; Tags: Monitor, Video Card, Digital-rights Management, HD-DVD, Disc, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, CPU, Blu-ray, Analog Playback, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-09-08
A Blu-ray / HD DVD update: A Blu-ray / HD DVD updateThanks for providing real world testing!Question for the linux users: Does anyone have a link to similar articles/blogs showing results for MythTV or LinuxMCE ?How do the features compare? How difficult is it to set up and use?RE: A Blu-ray / HD DVD...; Tags: HD DVD, Digital rights management (DRM), DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NVidia Corp., HD-DVD, PowerDVD, HDCP, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, 1080p; Discussion threads 2007-09-06

A Blu-ray / HD DVD update: Last week I listed the six essential hardware and software pieces you need to successfully play back a commercially produced high-definition disk in either the Blu-ray or HD DVD format. Over the weekend I had a chance to put both formats to the test. Setup took minutes, and the results...; Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., Media Center PC, Digital-rights Management, HD-DVD, Disc, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, CPU, Blu-ray, DVD, PowerDVD Software, HD, CyberLink, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-09-06
A Cryptanalysis of the High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection System: This paper describes a weakness in the High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP scheme which may lead to practical attacks. HDCP is a proposed identity-based cryptosystem for use over the Digital Visual Interface bus, a consumer video bus used to connect personal computers and digital display devices. Public/private key pairs...; Tags: Device, Secret, University Of California, HDCP, Corporate Communications, Security, Marketing; White papers 2007-01-01
Must (not) see HDTV: By way of ZDNet reader Derek Flickinger comes the low down on why just about every monitor on the market is about to become obsolete for HD movie playback. Including many of those big screens hanging on your walls oops. From BeHardware, HDCP: The graphic card...; Tags: HDCP, monitor, High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection; Blog posts 2006-02-01

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Acer P241W: The Acer P241w can be found for as cheap as $380--a very fair price for a 24-inch LCD--and boasts a unique look and very bright image. Of the five 24-inch displays we've reviewed this year, we'd rank it fourth, but it still does some things better than its higher ranked...; Tags: foot stand, display, Acer P241W, Acer Inc., OSD, bezel; Product reviews 2008-07-22
BenQ V2400W: The BenQ V2400W is the fourth 24-inch LCD we've reviewed this year and the third we'd recommend. The $600; Tags: BenQ Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-01
V7 D24W33: With a list price of $429, the V7 D24W33 is the cheapest 24-inch display we've reviewed to date (and it can be found for as little as $399). The next closest in price is the Gateway FHD2400, which can be found for as low as $460. Gateway's LCD provides many...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, speaker volume, stereo speaker, Gateway LCD, screen-height, V7 D24W33; Product reviews 2008-06-19
Gateway XHD3000 Monitor (30-inch): A 30-inch LCD from any of the handful of vendors that sell such a monitor--Apple, Dell, HP, Gateway, and Samsung--will set you back some. The Gateway XHD3000 is one of the more expensive models in this class of LCD, with a list price $1,699. It can be found online for...; Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, bezel, monitor, Gateway XHD3000, Gateway Inc., OSD, display; Product reviews 2008-05-28
Samsung SyncMaster 305T LCD Monitor: There are only a handful of vendors--Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, and Samsung--that offer 30-inch LCD monitors at the moment, so your choices are limited if you're in the market for an extra large LCD. The Samsung SyncMaster 305T is a good place to start. It lists for $1,329 but...; Tags: bezel, LCD monitor, monitor, display, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., DVI, Samsung Syncmaster, Samsung SyncMaster 305T, video; Product reviews 2008-05-21
Content Protection madness on Vista: [UPDATE: For more on this issue, check out this post.] I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people. ...; Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Cintiq, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Samsung SyncMaster T220: Is it possible to base an LCD purchase strictly on the display's bezel? If so, Samsung has an LCD to sell you. The Samsung SyncMaster T220 features the company's new Touch of Color bezel, which presents a most attractive visage. The black frame features slightly curved edges along the top...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung T220, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Dell SP2208WFP, Samsung 2232GW, bezel, Samsung SyncMaster T220; Product reviews 2008-05-13
Envision G2219W1: Priced at $270, the Envision G2219w1 is a bit cheaper than the bulk of 22-inch LCDs that generally hovers around the $300 mark. The display, manufactured by AOC the company sells monitors under both the AOC and Envision brands, performed well on most of our tests, but its lack of...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Envision G2219w1, display, OSD; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting ToolsVery InformativeThanks Ed.1 question: My machine performs fineit is fast and reliable, I have had no major or even minor issues, 0 BSOD since it arrived last October. Do I still download the latest drivers. There is a bios update available. I always...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), acer, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Dell Crystal - 22 inch (wide-screen): Priced at $1,199, this 22-inch LCD is clearly not aimed at the general consumer. For the money, you could pick up four SP2208WFP Editors' Choice award winning 22-inch Dell LCDs. Aside from the price, there's a lot to like about the Crystal, but even a perfectly outfitted 22-inch would...; Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Cable, cord, OSD, Dell Crystal, Dell Computer Corp., HDMI, speaker, DVI, display, video; Product reviews 2008-05-02
Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP: The Gateway FHD2400 may be cheaper, but the Dell UltraSharp 2408WPF display is the better value of the two 24-inch LCD monitors. It performed outstandingly in our labs-based DisplayMate tests, delivering quite possibly the best image we've seen for DVD playback. The 2408WPF packs all of its stellar...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., connection option, DVI, display; Product reviews 2008-04-17
New high-def S3 graphics processor announced: ESC 2008 seems hot this year, and S3 Graphics just announced its 65-nanometer 4300E graphics processor this morning. The company claims that the 4300E outperforms its competition by as much as 30 percent, and is the only discrete high-performance HD video and graphics processor designed specifically to...; Tags: S3 Inc., Processor, Multimedia, Video, Graphics, GPU, ESC 2008, 4300E, Connectability, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-16