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echo: nthelp
to: Tony Williams
from: Rich
date: 2005-10-14 13:31:42
subject: Re: HDCP

From: "Rich" 

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   It seems simple to me.  People will buy HDCP capable computer =
displays if or when they want to view content that requires HDCP.  This =
is not something people do on computers today so it should appear as a =
new feature of new hardware and software.

Rich

  "Tony Williams"  wrote in message =
news:43500e4b{at}w3.nls.net...

  Fair point when it comes to home systems, but even so there's a limit =
to=20
  what people will put up with. I suppose it's a matter of public=20
  awareness and the public is getting more savvy when it comes to =
computers.

  I still think it will take legislation to make DRM-encumbered monitors =

  sell, to take one example.

  --=20
  Tony

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   It seems
simple to =
me.  People=20
will buy HDCP capable computer displays if or when they want to view = content=20
that requires HDCP.  This is not something people do on computers
= today so=20
it should appear as a new feature of new hardware and =
software.
 
Rich
 

  "Tony Williams" <tonyw{at}blarg.net>">mailto:tonyw{at}blarg.net">tonyw{at}blarg.net>
wrote in =
message news:43500e4b{at}w3.nls.net...Fair=20
  point when it comes to home systems, but even so there's a limit to =
what=20
  people will put up with. I suppose it's a matter of public =
awareness and=20
  the public is getting more savvy when it comes to computers.I =
still=20
  think it will take legislation to make DRM-encumbered monitors =
sell, to=20
  take one example.--
Tony

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