About Vista, HDCP and Hi-Res Torrents.

i read that vista natively supports hdcp (high-definition content protection) by
content providers.

1. what does this really mean and

2. how will it affect hr torrents 720p and above?

3. also, what happens if you use vista with non-hdcp monitors?

thanks.

video and audio will be degraded on drm protected content. just like it
happens on an hd dvd or blu-ray player. this however wont affect any of the
files you download as these are not drm protected.

thanks guys.