HD Monitor Causes DRM Issues with Netflix

**admin** · 4 Jan 2008, 06:07 PM

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Jeremiah Cornelius points us to Davis Freeberg's blog, where he discusses his "nightmare scenario" of losing access to his DRM-protected purchases by upgrading his PC monitor.

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"Because my computer allows me to send an unrestricted HDTV feed to my monitor, Hollywood has decided to revoke my ability to stream 480 resolution video files from Netflix. In order to fix my problem, Netflix recommended that I downgrade to a lower res VGA setup."

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/01/03/2339248.shtml

Odyn · 4 Jan 2008, 06:23 PM

Its a shame that you *HAVE* to have an HDCP compliant monitor for certain HD playback.

doctorhardware · 5 Jan 2008, 01:14 PM

I am wondering what OS he has on his computer, sounds like Vista.

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4 Jan 2008, 06:23 PM	#2
Odyn If it isn't broke, make it faster. Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	Its a shame that you HAVE to have an HDCP compliant monitor for certain HD playback.

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