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| 21 Mar 2013 12:37 PM |
First of all, if I were to have two monitors, is it necessary for both of them to be HDCP compatible?
Second of all, is there a visible difference between 8GB RAm and 16GB ram or should I just not bother? |
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:39 PM |
1. Could you explain the question more?
2. Unless you're doing a ton of professional video editing/photo editing, just get 8GB. Also, unless you are using an APU there is no noticeable difference between 1333mhz and 1600mhz RAM, so just get whatever is cheapest. |
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:40 PM |
>is there a visible difference between 8GB RAm and 16GB ram
The difference is 8gb
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:49 PM |
@meldo
I plan on having two monitors.
From the retailer I buy from, there are certain specifications they give you about the monitor.
The one I plan on having has:
Speakers: No (I have headphones; won't need them)
HDCP compliant: No
IPS panel: yes (Image quality is much sharper and does not black out at any angle- that is the selling point to me)
Nvidia 3D vision ready: No (3D to me is a gimmick and is unnecessary)
Total cost: £79 ($120)- this is the cheapest option for me at the moment.
For some reason, maybe it was a badly written article, that I am scared that in order to have two monitors one will require both of them to be HDCP compliant. If I could know whether this is true or not, that would be great because this is the cheapest option. |
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:51 PM |
May I ask the specific monitor brand + model?
Fairly certain they don't need to be HDCP compliant to run dual monitors, but most GPUs don't allow you to go above two monitors without one running through the mini displayport. |
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:56 PM |
Change of plans. I've changed my mind to this:
ACER 21.5" G226HQLBbid
Speakers: No
HDCP: Yes
IPS panel: No
3D: No
Total cost: £96
The previous one was at a very awkward resolution for games, but this new one is 1920 x 1080.
New question: What exactly is HDCP for? |
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| 21 Mar 2013 12:57 PM |
too lazy to copy/paste or type out my own + not enough knowledge on the subject
read about it here
http://www.digitalconnection.com/faq/HDTV_12.asp |
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| 21 Mar 2013 01:10 PM |
| If you use analog port (VGA) HDCP doesnt come into it at all |
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| 21 Mar 2013 02:30 PM |
HDCP really isn't something that you would need at all. I just looked it up, it stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, it's a DRM technology (from what I can tell) that prevents audio and video being copied as it is travelling across connections. All it's for is to stop copyrighted content from being played on devices that would copy the content illegally.
I would stick to the IPS monitors instead as they give a better image. |
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