I was looking around on the net and ran across this company who makes a DVI-to-VGA converter, but I'm sure that the encryption algorythim would still keep us from being able to recieve a true 1080i HD signal, until hackers cracked the sucker that is! I am extremely pissed at the gaul that Hollywood in general has shown in escentially black-mailing electronics manufactures and broadcasters into alienating it's core supporters just because they are afraid of loosing any money basicly on movies and shows that consumers have already watched to death, not to mention garnering truckloads of cash for their pockets, and the few of us (at least at this time) who are willing to go the extra mile and support a new product line to bring HDTV into the mainstream are then disregarded as what, foolish early adopters!?! Without people like us to fund what was a fledgling new standard, where the HELL do these people think they would be? I have heard some buzz about "class action lawsuits" but haven't heard much else, and need to find out if anything is currently happening to bridge the gap between the DVI standard and our current soon-to-be phased out analog component HD standard. We really cannot afford to let Hollywood pull this crap with us!

Here is the link for the DVI-to-VGA converter. I'll post again when I learn more about it's capabilities.

http://store.kayye.com/kayye/dvitovgacon.html

Also, take a look at the new Blu-Ray HD-DVD players coming to market in the near future to also institute the DVI encrypted output for HD signal transmission! Here's that link, but be warned, it's in japanese.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20020911/sony1.htm

If you would like to read a little more about it, check the "My Two Cents" archive on thedigitalbits.com

Ya'll take care now!

-Jeremy