DisplayPort, a next generation video interface has, as we all expected, added HDCP support in their proposed 1.1 revision. Rolling out a new display interface without HDCP these days is pretty much a guarantee for a short-lived product, as unfortunate as that may be.

"According to VESA's announcement, DisplayPort 1.1 adds capabilities to support High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) in addition to DisplayPort Content Protection (DPCP) and includes technical enhancements that enable PCI-Express design compatibility in DisplayPort devices."