Originally Posted by spiderplant

The situation is nothing like as dire as you make out. Firstly, this isn't new information - HDCP (and the knowledge that it was coming) has been around years. Any TV that carries an EICTA "HD Ready" logo supports HDCP.

V+ does support HDCP. But it doesn't require HDCP for all HD content - that's at the discretion of the copyright owner. For example, BBC HD doesn't require HDCP.

The few early-adopters who bought a non-HDCP display do not yet have an obsolete piece of kit. And the vast majority of HD displays being sold now are compliant.