HDCP to Begin on HBO Comedy
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If this becomes widespread a converter like those above will be needed for the Slingbox. Slingbox uses component connections, not HDMI. (Or you will have to degrade the picture and use composite) I am unable to see HBO Comedy now over my Slingboxes. I get the pop up telling me it detects my TV is not compliant, yada yada yada
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Great insight and so true. It's really Dish, Direct, Comcast, etc etc.. that will let this happen if more channels follow. All they have to do is follow Nancy Reagan's advice, "Just Say No."
Well, now it does work. I don't know if they are still tweaking it or something, but now it blinks a couple of times, but does work over Component to the Slingbox....
I'm thinking that they are regarding the output from the Component Connectors as less than 1080 digital quality and so not causing a digital copyright issue.. I've checked the channel several times in the past 12 hours.. never seeing an issue from Component.
Now, I did disconnect the HDMI cable rather than leave it hooked up and getting signals across.. even in "powered off" state, the receivers will see the connection and will demand an update, and that could cause problems..
I just hope that if they do turn on HDCP and issues arrise it is on a massive scale.. rather than just a few users.. so that dish will an incentive to turn OFF hdcp and *FIX* it before turning it on again!
Now, I did disconnect the HDMI cable rather than leave it hooked up and getting signals across.. even in "powered off" state, the receivers will see the connection and will demand an update, and that could cause problems..
I just hope that if they do turn on HDCP and issues arrise it is on a massive scale.. rather than just a few users.. so that dish will an incentive to turn OFF hdcp and *FIX* it before turning it on again!
This morning at least at this time, on the EA, I now get the copyright pop up when using the component connection over Slingbox. However off the WA I do not.
So will this impact the home distribution port (TV2)? People are going to be really pissed if all of a sudden they can't watch channels that they pay EXTRA for on some of their TVs. Talk about a bunch of trouble calls...
I would say yes. Anytime an HDMI is not connected to the receiver (TV, Slingbox, etc...) you will not be able watch a channel if encrypted. The reason those converters in the previous posts work would appear to be because you are using an HDMI connection, it then goes to component, and the information is passed along that satisfies the encryption.
The good news I suppose is you can easily get a box that takes one HDMI output and makes two or more outputs from that one as I now use. In theory you could then connect one HDMI output from that box to your TV, and connect one of the converter boxes from another HDMI output, and use component cables if that type of connection is needed. But for those who use the second SD tuner which does not use HDMI, it would appear some channels would not work at least at this time.
The good news I suppose is you can easily get a box that takes one HDMI output and makes two or more outputs from that one as I now use. In theory you could then connect one HDMI output from that box to your TV, and connect one of the converter boxes from another HDMI output, and use component cables if that type of connection is needed. But for those who use the second SD tuner which does not use HDMI, it would appear some channels would not work at least at this time.
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Does Dish have any intention of letting their subs know what's going on or will they just wait until they receive the calls.
Are there any other channels that have HDCP enabled? HBO Comedy is an odd channel to start this with.
What do you mean? They should change the way it works since it is 480 or since it is 480 it will work fine?
I thought that HDCP was to protect DIGITAL outputs (IE, HDMI). As far as I can tell from reading about digital rights management, HDCP enforcement should not impact the output of content using ANALOG ports. Component is an analog port. Am I wrong????
