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HD on computers not everything they're crackedup to be...

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:35 am
by HELLFIRE
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati ... efault.asp

The short version is...
“The boards themselves must be designed with an extra chip when the board is manufactured. The extra chip stores a crypto key, and you cannot retrofit an existing board after the board is produced.”

Wow. You can pick your favorite expletive.
HD doesn't really pique my interest, both on TV and computer, but
considering how everyone and their dog in the gfx industry's just so
gungho to brag about their latest and greatest 'with HD-Ready' featureset...

Then again, the whole AACS not being ready in time for this year prolly
doesn't help matters.

2006 the year of HiDef? I got prime beachfront property for ya... in Iceland.














Regards