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Article: DRM cripples digital video from PCs to TVs.
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- EDN
- Article date:
- February 15, 2007
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by Paul Rako, Technical Editor
As I researched 45-in. LCD panels for an upcoming article, it became clear that insidious forces are trying to prevent users from employing any new TV as a PC monitor. There are no new 45- to 47-in. LCD panels that can accept a digital signal from an older computer. The digital HDMI (high-definition-multimedia-interface) inputs on TVs have HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection). This situation is a DRM (digital-rights-management) system that media companies and the government forced on the manufacturers. You can buy a new video card that has HDCP, but DRM locks out home-built systems, and only big companies will be ...