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Adding on to what you wrote: The monitors my wife and I use are both >15 years old, and still working fine. But they require VGA-to-HDMI adapters to plug into o
by anonymouskimmer 4y ago
Adding on to what you wrote: The monitors my wife and I use are both >15 years old, and still working fine. But they require VGA-to-HDMI adapters to plug into our more modern computers, which renders Blu-rays unplayable on them thanks to DRM. The one Blu-ray we rented to test out the Blu-ray player required using a small laptop screen to display, which kind of defeats the purpose of the higher resolution.
On our desk setups wide-screens would be problematic, and it's difficult to get modern 4:3 or 5:4 screens anymore.
Probably not an issue for most folks, but likely still applicable to a few. Especially the smaller screen issue for those who don't own a separate TV, or even a separate monitor from their laptop screen.
- userbinator 4y agoBut they require VGA-to-HDMI adapters to plug into our more modern computers, which renders Blu-rays unplayable on them thanks to DRM. Hint: many of the cheap Chinese HDMI-to-VGA (I think that's what you meant) adapters "support" HDCP in that they'll decrypt it. The branded ones don't want the attention of lawyers, but the no-name ones don't care. Ever since the HDCP master key was cracked, it's possible to generate device keys without licensing them from the central authority, and that's what these manufacturers are likely doing.
- smackeyacky 4y agoEven better, there are EDID injectors that can lie about the capabilities of your display. I used one on front of a HDMI to component cable for years to force blu ray to 1080i for an old projector. Was great until things like the chromecast removed the interlaced modes from their output.
- vel0city 4y agoThere were some Blu-ray players with high quality analog video outputs. I've played modern Blu-rays which surely had HDCP protection on them on analog display inputs. They're rare, and you'll pretty much only find them used I imagine.