Ken. I have a Sony display with no DVI in. The VGA in does not use the full display. Like I wrote before, stupid Sony...
I agree though. I'm not using the PC for Bluray playback, so there is no reason for HDMI.
As for it being a graphics driver issue, nope. I'm running the latest drivers. If it was purely a graphics issue, I would not be getting an HDD error. That is what makes me suspect HDCP.
I suppose it could be a bios issue. Its not really worth hunting this down as it is not a big issue to turn the display on first. Its just something that's bugging me.