BluRay...?

[PHTech]

Hi there...

If I want to use BluRay with my system, what recommendations would you make concerning the best practises of implementing BluRay...?

1. Should I upgrade my existing 19" TFT to an HD TFT...? - What monitor would be recommended...?
2. Display Card - What display card will do the trick...?
3. CPU - Do I need a rather huge CPU, or will most C2D do the job...?
4. RAM - 2GB DDR-II 800 - Is this enough...?
5. Operating System...??? Vista or XP...? or will the bundled software work...?

Any other recommendations...???

 

[PeterCH]

Hi there...

If I want to use BluRay with my system, what recommendations would you make concerning the best practises of implementing BluRay...?

1. Should I upgrade my existing 19" TFT to an HD TFT...? - What monitor would be recommended...?
2. Display Card - What display card will do the trick...?
3. CPU - Do I need a rather huge CPU, or will most C2D do the job...?
4. RAM - 2GB DDR-II 800 - Is this enough...?
5. Operating System...??? Vista or XP...? or will the bundled software work...?

Any other recommendations...???

1. Full HD is 1920by1080 so screen with res of 1920x1200 or better, ie 23 inch and up. HDCP certified screen.

2. HDCP certified display card.

3. Download an HD AVC.H264 clip and check it out against your CPU.
Newer 3D GPUs assist in HD decoding. C2D should be enough.

4. 2GB with XP. ?More with Vista. 2GB should be ok, make sure you have space for more later.

5. XP or Vista. You'll need special version of WinDVD or PowerDVD.

6. You can bypass region coding and HDCP using 3rd party software like
AnyDVDHD.

 

[PHTech]

1. Full HD is 1920by1080 so screen with res of 1920x1200 or better, ie 23 inch and up. HDCP certified screen.

2. HDCP certified display card.

3. Download an HD AVC.H264 clip and check it out against your CPU.
Newer 3D GPUs assist in HD decoding. C2D should be enough.

4. 2GB with XP. ?More with Vista. 2GB should be ok, make sure you have space for more later.

5. XP or Vista. You'll need special version of WinDVD or PowerDVD.

6. You can bypass region coding and HDCP using 3rd party software like
AnyDVDHD.

Cool... What brand recommendations with product numbers would you guys recommend:

1. Monitor (>22")
2. Display card (>512MB)
3. CPU (C2D / C2Q)
4. BluRay Drive (Looked at the LG on computersonly.co.za)

 

[EasyUp Web Hosting]

1. Samsung 2333sw
2. ATI 4670
3. E6600 should be enough
4. the one that fits your budget.

 

[xrapidx]

Does Slysoft bypass HDCP? Didn't know that - its been my main reason for lagging on the upgrade of my Media Center.

 

[Chevron]

I think the 2333sw only supports hdcp via dvi. You'll have to double check that. I know the T240 only supports hdcp via dvi.

While we're on the topic, can't a person use vlc to play blu rays?

 

[PeterCH]

I think the 2333sw only supports hdcp via dvi. You'll have to double check that. I know the T240 only supports hdcp via dvi.

While we're on the topic, can't a person use vlc to play blu rays?

A device can only support HDCP via HDMI, DisplaPort and DVI ie digital connections.

No you can't use VLC to play BD. The DRM prevents it.

 

[PeterCH]

Does Slysoft bypass HDCP? Didn't know that - its been my main reason for lagging on the upgrade of my Media Center.

I believe it does.

 

[I am Penguin]

Does Slysoft bypass HDCP? Didn't know that - its been my main reason for lagging on the upgrade of my Media Center.

Legally only untill 2012.Thereafter it would be against the law! HDCP is not enforced until then on non HDCP compliant devices. e.g. DVI,VGA and Component output.

HDCP is enforced by the player when it detects AACS protected content. When AACS is detected, the player will only play the content when all the conditions for HDCP are met. When AACS is not present, HDCP is not required and can be played on "non-compliant" equipment. People often think there's some magical HDCP "thing" that has to be removed and that's not the case. Removing AACS is enough. So, the long answer to your question is that yes, if you remove the protection either by ripping an unprotected ISO or by using a protected ISO with AnyDVD enabled for that virtual drive, HDCP is not enforced.

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=26755&page=3

 

[PeterCH]

Legally only untill 2012.Thereafter it would be against the law! HDCP is not enforced until then on non HDCP compliant devices. e.g. DVI,VGA and Component output.

It's illegal to crack any form of copy-protection, at least in the US of A,
where most BDs originate. This is covered in the DMCA.

Furthermore, current release Blurays force Bluray players to down-res
HD output to SD over component. I've seen this on my setup.

The Indiana Jones 4 Movie has extras which are HD but not HDCP
encoded and HDCP encoded main movie. The extras play back in sharp
HD on my non-HDCP 720P Plasma while the main feature is down graded to
standard definition.

I think you're confused about the 2012 date. That has nothing to do with the law. It's more to do with the ICT:

Some HDTV early adopters object to the ICT flag because initial HDTVs did not incorporate HDCP support and thus, if this was activated, these individuals would not be able to enjoy high-definition video from such discs. Hollywood has reportedly agreed to not activate this flag for discs released in either of the two formats until 2012.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Constraint_Token

As said I've found that locally released Blurays have ICT switched on,
at least on the ones I own. The main features do not play in HD over
component.

The only two ways to BYPASS HDCP at the moment, are 1. AnyDVD HD (software) or 2. HD Fury (hardware).

 

[Asha'man X]

Get a good 24" monitor, you won't look back. Unfortunately the monitor I would suggest is no longer in production.

Are you going to be hooking up your pc to a sound system of any sort? If so you'll need a specialised sound card to get the HD sound codecs to work. Normal sound card will downsample that stream and can't bitstream the output.