Monitor with HDCP. What do I need?

[ohm-ish]

Hi
I'm looking at buying a Dell P2214H display/monitor.
It has DVI input with HDCP protection.
Never heard of HDCP before..

Does it mean that my DVI cable and/or computer output has to have HDCP as well?
Or does it mean that the monitor is capable of HDCP?
Thanks

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

All devices in the chain, needs to be HDCP compatible, otherwise you get no picture. If the content you view is not HDCP, then it won't matter either way.

 

[ohm-ish]

All devices in the chain, needs to be HDCP compatible, otherwise you get no picture. If the content you view is not HDCP, then it won't matter either way.

In that case, what is a "device", and does the DVI cable have to be compatible?
Is my computer HDCP compatible?

EDIT: ah the content has to be HDCP too.. Well if internet movie/TV streaming (netflix etc.) is not HDCP then I guess it won't matter

 

[captaincharisma]

well post your computer specs then maybe we can see if it will be HDCP compatible

 

[Eximo]

You would have to go back pretty far to have a non-HDCP compliant computer/GPU.

 

[ohm-ish]

well post your computer specs then maybe we can see if it will be HDCP compatible

Motherboard is Asus Z170M-PLUS
CPU is Intel i5-6600K
I only use onboard/cpu graphics output

 

[Eximo]

You are fine then.

 

[ohm-ish]

You are fine then.

Ok No need for a special DVI cable?

 

[Eximo]

HDCP is just an encryption standard to 'prevent' people from recording the video signal on the wire with a splitter. As long as both ends are encrypted it works fine on any cable.

 

[ohm-ish]

Thank you