Another odd thing though

My dell 22inch widescreen for my pc I got a hd to dvi cable and I can run the dash, hd video downloads and hd stuff from network AND play all my games top whack and it all looks really good BUT when I try and run a dvd or hd xbox logo only with a message of "hdcp not compliant" or something

Sucks and could not get any decent info about it off google, This mean they not allow me to play movies off this screen or is it a setting as in resolution I need to set it to?


EDIT:

OK, I have read up on it all
While games and all is fine the Dell 2005FPW does not have HDCP.
HDCP seems to be a scrambler and descrambler thing to protect movies, Scrambled from the HDMI out on the elite and you need the descrambler in your dvi or HDMI in.
So the solution for me is to apparently(which I have done already) is to get an adapter to plug my hdmi to dvi cable into the vga port of the lcd and it will work fine at 720p
So fingers crossed, Will let you know if it works ok.

I thought I would post since it is a good bit of information to have

Quote from: neXusAnother odd thing though

My dell 22inch widescreen for my pc I got a hd to dvi cable and I can run the dash, hd video downloads and hd stuff from network AND play all my games top whack and it all looks really good BUT when I try and run a dvd or hd xbox logo only with a message of "hdcp not compliant" or something

Sucks and could not get any decent info about it off google, This mean they not allow me to play movies off this screen or is it a setting as in resolution I need to set it to?


EDIT:

OK, I have read up on it all
While games and all is fine the Dell 2005FPW does not have HDCP.
HDCP seems to be a scrambler and descrambler thing to protect movi

es, Scrambled from the HDMI out on the elite and you need the descrambler in your dvi or HDMI in.
So the solution for me is to apparently(which I have done already) is to get an adapter to plug my hdmi to dvi cable into the vga port of the lcd and it will work fine at 720p
So fingers crossed, Will let you know if it works ok.

I thought I would post since it is a good bit of information to have

yup let us know, im on vga atm but was actually looking at new monitors to use hdmi/dvi

Ok

hdmi to dvi cable with vga adapter does not work on my lcd or my tv lcd - no picture at all

What I have learnt is that as I mentioned you need a hdcp compliant LCD to be able to view the video even if I plug the hd dvd into my pc using the hack and my quite old lcd tv also has no support.

So if my xbox is in my room I cant play hd stuff unless i get a new tv or dell lcd which are hdcp support to recode the scrambled signall

Hmm,
Since we got a 720p in the back room and a samsung 1080p on the way I think Ill keep things as they are for now and maybe pick up a new dell lcd in the future when I have worked a bit in new zealand. Someone has already offered to receive stuff like this in the uk and pass it on if it works out cheaper then buying in NZ

Im pretty sure the sammy 265bw and the lg l226 or whatever also support HDCP.

My dell does, but I think theres still some funny things - like it will only support 1080i over component and only 1080p over dvi.  or vice versa.  i cant remember.