Is the imac native display (monitor) hdcp compliant??

hi i bought a cable card tuner for windows ( running windows on bootcamp) i connect it via usb but it say's that it will work with no problem with laptop since they have a native display but on a desktop the monitor the connects to the desktop has to be hdcp compliant but i have an imac and since it has a native display will it work ?? is the native display of my imac hdcp compliant???

ok so i did some research on google and found out that it will work with the imac since the imac is an all in one pc and has a native display like a laptop the hdcp problem is only with a desktop pc since the desktopreceives the video signal from the u.s.b and then has to pass the video signal from the dektop to the monitor with a hdmi/dvi cable and that's the problem when hdcp comes in but with laptops and all in one pc there is no problem becuse they have a native display, they don't use hdmi or dvi cable to pass the video signal so there is no hdcp .
i think i found the answer but i would really like if a mac experte can confirm this.

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