HDCP DVI


I have a HD satalite receiver with a DVI HDCP output.My TV has a DVI input that does not support HDCP. The TV will accept 480P via the DVI input but not 720 or 1080.Is there an inline converter that will let me watch HDTV via the DVI cable? My TV will accept a video card with HDCP but the card cost $800.Is there a significantly better picture via the DVI connection verses a component video connection with a set of $300 cables?
nerspellsner
Bruceomega, can you (or someone) explain why it is possible to connect a DVD player's HDMI output to a DVI input on your display? Does your DVI have HDCP protection?
No_slouch,

My understanding is that today, HDMI is basically DVI video plus digital audio. An HDMI-to-DVI cable simply passes the HDMI video outputs to the DVI video inputs, and drops the audio. But there are some caveats.

One is that video over HDMI can have more capability than video over DVI, although no one is taking advantage of that yet.

Another is you need to make sure the video output signal from an HDMI device is in the right color space format for a DVI input. I don't remember the details, but www.avsforum.com has a lot of discussion on this. For my 59AVi, this means I need to use the "direct" video mode and not an enhanced mode.

Thanks
Bruce