:-) my response was meant in jest! I once posted a response similar to yours only to be pulled into my bosses office a week later in response to a call he got from a major studio!!! I, like you, do NOT like the Storm Troopers pointing fingers in my face. I am working to try to avoid a complete mess being made in the Mobile space! Cheers back! Mark Aitken «Living Mobile» Sent from my Wireless BlackBerry (443) 677-4425 -----Original Message----- From: Kon Wilms <konfoo@xxxxxxxxx> Sender: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:56:24 To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: HDMI on HP Laptop On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Mark A. Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Plug that analog hole! > > I prefer to break it wide open. I put a considerable amount of money into setting up my home theater and everything I have still runs on component video. I don't enjoy being treated like a criminal when I want to view a DVD or Bluray disc I have purchased. This annoys me to the extent that I make it my mission to circumvent the protection. And where it can't be circumvented, I've chosen to vote with my wallet and not purchase it, like Directv's pathetic desktop PC DVR player -- when it isn't crashing, it's telling you your system doesn't have enough output protection to view the content you just paid for. Some helpful links: http://www.curtpalme.com/HDFury2.shtm http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html Cheers Kon