2006-12-14 05:22:19 · 5 answers · asked by bcfcylau 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Not much new info here; previous answerers have given you most of the pieces. But to get it all in one place:
DVI - digital video interface, mostly used to interface a computer to a flat panel monitor
HDMI - high definition multimedia interface. The same signals and data as DVI, but a smaller connector.
HDCP - High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection -- adds extra data to an HDMI or DVI video stream so that it can be encrypted to keep it from being copied
HDMI devices are required to include support for HDCP. DVI devices are not. But since the data format is the same, with a cable with the right connectors on each end you can usually display DVI video (a computer output, for instance) on an HDMI device (like your HDTV).
2006-12-14 08:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by Chris V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital rights management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections. .
(taken from the wiki)
HDMI is a connector that HDCP can travel across....
2006-12-14 13:59:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mark H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
HDCP is a type of copy-right protection. HDMI is a physical cable.
2006-12-14 15:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Kobe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDCP = Handicap
2006-12-14 13:29:30 · answer #4 · answered by mikeae 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
never heard od HCP, hdmi is high defiention multimedia interface, it is 100% uncompressd digital audio and video
2006-12-14 13:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋