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HDCP: monitors and graphics cards worst nightmare

By jwa. Original by Lionel - 10/01/2006 00:53:34 CET - Category: Video
Hardware.fr has published an unusual article for them which is very alarming about the HDCP standard (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) which is likely to pose enormous problems in the very near future.
The purpose of this protocol is to more closely lock the next generation of HD movies in order to prevent the content from being viewed on systems not sanctioned by the distributors. The basis of this communication protocol is that all of the hardware components will have to authenticate with each other (the screen, video card, player, etc...). Without these specific components, it will be impossible to see the movie.
However, there are currently no screens or video cards equipped with these chips. Basically, none of the current equipment which has been bought will be able to read the HD content of tomorrow, even though tomorrow is not too far away.
The situation is thus very problematic, since it will not be possible to update these products, they will have to be replaced.
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