If you are thinking about getting a new LCD monitor, you might want to wait a little bit. It looks like pretty much anything related to HD content is going to require a monitor that supports HDCP. If you are looking for a new video card, you might want to wait until HDMI becomes more common.
HDMI replaced about 5 cables to and from my TV and Dish PVR due to HDMI having the video and audio all in one cable. I like the DVI interface overall but unfortunately it doesn't carry any audio on it.
I'm still on the fence about DRM overall. I can understand both sides of the fence. I just don't like things that make life more of a hassle and takes away any type of 'fair use' of content. I don't like the thought of buying a movie DVD and then buying a PSP version of the same movie, and also having no reliable way of backing up the content I've recorded on my PVR.
At least I can load MP3s onto my cell phone with Bluetooth and not bother about paying for cellphone ringtones. Anything under 11 seconds, according to some rap lawsuits years back dealing with samples, can be used. I'd hate to have a CD that I can't get the sound sample off to load onto the phone. We're nickeled and dimed enough as it is with cell phone services.
$15 to swap ESNs on phones? $30 to activate? All of these are money makers, and in the past, used to be free.
