CP problem with media player with generic monitor Paul <this[ at ]is.invalid> 12/26/2008 9:19:59 PM Vista 32bit sp1: Main monitor is a older CRT and I have disabled EDID (with needle nose pliers) in order to get the high resolution I need in vista. The problem with this is that when in clone mode (with a flat panel tv) media player refuses to play DVDs due to content protection. I think this is a built in restriction with monitors that won't plug and play, in this case my generic monitor, not the tv. I think they are afraid my unknown monitor could be a high speed DVD reproduction robot, ha! The fix is to use VLC. Seems a shame though. Either they should fix the resolution lockdown on monitors, or fix the content protection chain nonsense. Can any of the experts here comment on this stuff?

Re: CP problem with media player with generic monitor "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 12/27/2008 6:36:50 PM I wonder if the other player you're naming seems to be ignoring content playback restrictions that would get most companies in hot water. If you're seriously interested in this arena, you might want to investigate MPEG-LA and that sort of thing. But this is purely speculation. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Re: CP problem with media player with generic monitor Paul <this[ at ]is.invalid> 12/27/2008 10:27:59 PM Yes vlc must be ignoring the 'illegal' monitor. I know it's CP on the generic monitor because if I unplug that monitor, make the hdtv the primary monitor, DVDs will play in media player. From the blogs I have read, microsoft added CP so they wouldn't get sued... they have very deep pockets and would be the main litigation target. This makes the users go to alternatives to do something that should be a built in no brainer. If they keep doing this I will eventually have to go to linux for home theater. Consumers are like the internet, we route around damage... [Quoted Text] > > I wonder if the other player you're naming seems to be ignoring content > playback restrictions that would get most companies in hot water. If > you're seriously interested in this arena, you might want to investigate > MPEG-LA and that sort of thing. But this is purely speculation. >

Re: CP problem with media player with generic monitor Clevo <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 12/29/2008 11:52:40 AM I'm no expert and the only comment I can think of is to buy a LCD monitor...sure to be some bargains somewhere and you'll save on electricity :) Paul;920941 Wrote: > Vista 32bit sp1: > > Main monitor is a older CRT and I have disabled EDID (with needle nose > pliers) in order to get the high resolution I need in vista. The > problem > with this is that when in clone mode (with a flat panel tv) media > player > refuses to play DVDs due to content protection. I think this is a built > in > restriction with monitors that won't plug and play, in this case my > generic > monitor, not the tv. I think they are afraid my unknown monitor could > be a > high speed DVD reproduction robot, ha! The fix is to use VLC. Seems a > shame > though. Either they should fix the resolution lockdown on monitors, or > fix > the content protection chain nonsense. Can any of the experts here > comment > on this stuff? -- Clevo ___________________________ Windows Vista Home Premium x64 + SP1 ASUS P5K MB Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [ at ] 2.4GHz 4GB RAM (DDR2) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS Realtek HD onboard sound Helpful links: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/3d0c5a49-8f61-45cc-8a7d-38c4695ba9291033.mspx#EEE