The reason HDMI is necessary is the DRM cocktail of HDCP and 5C. It's the reason I won't buy an Xbox 360 HD DVD player; with the 360's component output, I'm stuck at 720p with HD DVDs (no VGA in). And it's the reason my Tivo Series3 takes 10 seconds to sync up with my HDTV every freaking time I turn it on. If I use component, it turns off half my channels. My point is, with many modern, DRM'd sources, component isn't even an option.
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Lumpmoose @ Sep 13th 2007 6:48PM
The reason HDMI is necessary is the DRM cocktail of HDCP and 5C. It's the reason I won't buy an Xbox 360 HD DVD player; with the 360's component output, I'm stuck at 720p with HD DVDs (no VGA in). And it's the reason my Tivo Series3 takes 10 seconds to sync up with my HDTV every freaking time I turn it on. If I use component, it turns off half my channels. My point is, with many modern, DRM'd sources, component isn't even an option.