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Old 14-03-2014, 16:17   #29
RichardCoulter
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Re: SD and STB's to go by 2020 claims David Elstein.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
...But you do need a HD-capable STB.

The content providers require HDCP copy protection on HD content, and this is only available on HDMI.


Yes. But I wouldn't worry about it for a few years.
Yes, I could only get the BBC HD channel (at that time the only HD channel on VM) after getting a V+.

Thanks for the info. Spiderplant, I often wondered why I couldn't access HD VOD content.

My question was academic really, hopefully I should have a new TV by 2020
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