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Originally Posted by deebo  why would hdcp and aacs need to be supported? |
If decoding future HD-DVD & Blu-Ray discs HDCP would be a requirement. But yes if your GPU already has it then it's not required. The fact is most GPU's don't have it and if you upgrade to the latest GPU with this support you're almost there in terms of full acceleration / decoding anyway.
If we want to play back these new disc formats and use MediaPortal to do it internally then AACS support is necessary.
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Originally Posted by deebo i would buy one if it just acted as a "directshow hardware filter" so to speak.
my graph would have a decoder that would forward all data to the card and back. |
Yup it would do that easily and maybe a lite version of the card without HDMI, HDCP and AACS support could be offered.
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Originally Posted by deebo aint aacs a player issue anyhow? i bet vista is gonna include a bluray/hddvd api similiar to the current DVD api that even MP uses |
Not yet that I know of
I hope so.
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Originally Posted by deebo hdcp would require licenses etc, most should have hdcp capable graphics cards anyhow if they are serious about HD stuff  if they dont, do they really need it? (actual bluray/hddvd discs instead of .mkv downloads) |
Yes HDCP, HDMI & AACS licences raise the cost of the solution but it's minimal per card. I would guess most of the community who hasn't looked at HDTV & next gen optical formats seriously and upgraded does not have a HDCP capable GPU.
HDCP & AACS is for all that legal stuff
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