Pre-2005 HDMI and DVI formats already displayed HD resolutions that HDCP provides but without any digital protection. As HDCP is being introduced as a signal standard , plasma, LCD TVs, monitors and projectors with HDMI and DVI displays (all models pre 2005) will not be able to display HDCP material unless fitted with HDCP stripping devices.
Devices are available that convert HDCP into HDMI and DVI format, commonly known as 'HDCP strippers' and ' HDCP - HDMI / DVI converters' These are in common use by people who have purchased HDMI/DVI sets only to find they can't watch HDCP content. Examples include the Spatz-Tech’s DVIMAGIC which is no longer available and the HD FURY , GAME SWITCH . These devices are not illegal to own. In Australia it was found that price fixing by Sony on games and dvd's for its playstation were ruled anti competitive and as such modification of its devices were not found to be in breach of copyright as Sony itself had placed barriers to create an anticompetitive market.
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