Graphic Cards IMPORTANT: Buying 8600GT? look inside

[Striker10]

You need to have hdcp enabled monitor as well to play hd content?

yep!..........

 

[PriyoBan]

^^So are we talking about a complete black screen or a scaled down resolution here?

 

[TechHead]

^Scaled down.

 

[avi_avadhut]

does my card is HD capable ?
it is MSI GTS OC.

 

[TechHead]

^Nope, it can only display resolution up to 320*240. HD = not happening..
/*sarcasm/

 

[Shripad]

does my card is HD capable ?
it is MSI GTS OC.

All GTS are HDCP ready. its the 8600GT and 8500 that may or may not be HDCP ready.

 

[arrow055]

Will this apply to downloaded HD movies or just HD movies played on your blu ray or HD-DVD discs ??

 

[Justinâ„¢]

It applies to any HD Movie.

Its not that you wont be able to play HD movies of any resolution (480p, 720p or 1080p) but the problem is that if your card is not HDCP complaint, even in the highest HD resolution, the images where cinematography plays a vital role (the night scenes or dark scenes) will show a color spread effect.

Example: Here is a scene from Spiderman-3 which is shot in the night. See the color spread on the edges and specially because of smoke in the sky...