If you use Any-DVD to Rip and strip out the copy protection, then you can use a variety of free codecs, like ffdshow and Haali media splitter to do the playback.
But again, that's not the legal route. --- Brian On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Neil Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do still need software that is capable of playing the content though, > and at the moment (and for the foreseeable future) that is all commercial > applications. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > Sent: 02 December 2008 13:10 > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Blue-ray on pc? > > Yep. Just rip the Blu-Ray to the hard disk using Any DVD. > > --------------------------- > Brian Weeden > Technical Consultant > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:23 AM, Anthony Q. Martin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > So, if one has AnyDVD could one watch blue-ray on a PC without having ot > > have all of this "stuff" (other than that $100 blue-ray player that > someone > > posted)? > > > > Brian Weeden wrote: > > > >> Like I said, *legally* you need HDCP to view Blu-Rays :) > >> > >> --------------------------- > >> Brian Weeden > >> Technical Consultant > >> Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > >> > >> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > >> +1 (202) 683-8534 US > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Neil Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Well not really. > >>> > >>> The way HDCP is supposed to work is *if* the disk has the secure > content > >>> flag set to on then the player and the OS should verify that the > complete > >>> playback chain is HDCP compliant. This is to prevent you from being > able > >>> copy the digital decoded stream and doing bad things with it. > >>> > >>> There are a couple of flaws in this (shocking I know). > >>> > >>> The first is that the copy protection of both HD-DVD and BluRay has > been > >>> broken by AnyDVD. So you are free to rip and make copies regardless of > >>> the > >>> HDCP chain. > >>> > >>> The second is that PowerDVD (arguably the best HD player out there) has > a > >>> nasty habit of enforcing the HDCP chain even if the title being played > >>> doesn't require it. Which is pretty sucky if you ask me. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > >>> Sent: 29 November 2008 12:47 > >>> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > >>> Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > >>> Subject: Re: [H] Blue-ray on pc? > >>> > >>> 1080p is essentially 1920 x 1080, a res that a lot of computer > >>> monitors have been able to display for a long time. > >>> > >>> Of course, to legally play back Blu-rays on a pc you need both a video > >>> card and monitor that support HDCP, which sucks. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > >
