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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >