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Old 10-23-2007, 11:24 AM   #251
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
Thanks Bobblehead. I'm just trying to talk my buddy out of running component cable and getting HDMI instead.

So would you agree with the following:
Component <<<<<<< HDMI 1.0 << HDMI 1.3a
Well, Component isn't actually that much different (video quality wise) from HDMI. I might only use one <

But if he is wanting to string component through is walls instead of HDMI he is shooting himself in the foot, bigtime. Main reason - Digital Rights Management.

Built into both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD spec is support for the Image Constraint Token (ICT). None of the studios have enabled it YET, but when they do, any HD movie that is not played on a system with a secure datapath will be downgraded to 540p. And a secure data path, as defined in the DRM specifications, mandates HDMI.

So if you buddy installs component right now, in a few years he will only be able to view movies in DVD quality because of the DRM.
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