Can my monitor accept HDCP

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 16:36

Hi guys, im genuinely a PC idiot, and have looked to find out if my Monitor can work with a PS3, using the HD Fury converter.

Essentially, my Screen is an ACER AL 1916W, which has a VGA port - HDFury converts the PS3 HDMI input into VGA which is fine, but I have heard some monitors can't display the image - can anyone please shed some light, as my endless research is really, for me, needle in a haystack time.

Thanks in anticipation.

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 20:29

Was it a really stupid question?!

peahead · 6 Dec 2007 at 20:41

Vga inputs dont require hdcp its only for digital inputs dvi/hdmi so you shouldnt have a problem with the hdfury converter.

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 20:44

Thank You

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 20:45

If you were connecting your ps3 to this monitor, would you go for HDFury, or a component box - in your opinion?

peahead · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:06

The hd fury looks like the best and cheapest option really what conponent box was it.

peahead · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:15

Or sell the acer monitor and buy a monitor with a digital hdcp input.

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:19

peahead said:
The hd fury looks like the best and cheapest option really what conponent box was it.

The component box seems to offer outputs to plug into my speakers, as my monitor doesn't have any onboard.

The HDFURY has a single HDMI input - how would I connect to speakers? does the HDMI cable also have the speaker outputs on them? From recollection, the 40GB PS3 only has one AV out socket?

peahead · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:25

Best to remove the links mate .

the component box looks best.

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:29

Thanks for your advice.

peahead · 6 Dec 2007 at 21:31

dont forget to remove the link at the top dont want to get banned now do you.

Bikerz · 6 Dec 2007 at 22:02

Sorry to hi-jack. Whats all this that you dont have to have HDCP monitor to use on your ps3? I thourght you did? My llyama 22" wont work with a HDMI -HDI . What am I doing wrong? or wont it work?

sandy10 · 6 Dec 2007 at 22:07

Bikerz, It seems using a HDFURY or Component box means you don't have to have HDMI compliance.

"Unlike other solutions, this revolutionary product doesn't even require that your screen be HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) compliant - as the device add HDCP to the display - producing a perfect, legal picture. What this means for you is that you don't have to worry that future consoles or players won't work with your screen - as long as your screen has a VGA input, you're all set for the future".

Energize · 6 Dec 2007 at 22:32

sandy10 said:
Hi guys, im genuinely a PC idiot, and have looked to find out if my Monitor can work with a PS3, using the HD Fury converter.

Essentially, my Screen is an ACER AL 1916W, which has a VGA port - HDFury converts the PS3 HDMI input into VGA which is fine, but I have heard some monitors can't display the image - can anyone please shed some light, as my endless research is really, for me, needle in a haystack time.

Thanks in anticipation.

The whole point of those converters is to bypass hdcp so video can be displayed on a non hdcp monitor. How could you not know that when you bought it? :confused:

Bikerz said:
Sorry to hi-jack. Whats all this that you dont have to have HDCP monitor to use on your ps3? I thourght you did? My llyama 22" wont work with a HDMI -HDI . What am I doing wrong? or wont it work?

You need hdcp for a digital connection, like it says in the manual.

sandy10 · 7 Dec 2007 at 20:11

Energize said:
The whole point of those converters is to bypass hdcp so video can be displayed on a non hdcp monitor. How could you not know that when you bought it?

I haven't bought it yet, I was assessing the feasibility :confused:

fuzzy · 7 Dec 2007 at 22:11

Is there any solution for those of us with monitors that don't have VGA inputs, DVI only (e.g. Dell 3007WFP)?

Raikiri · 7 Dec 2007 at 23:27

fuzzy said:
Is there any solution for those of us with monitors that don't have VGA inputs, DVI only (e.g. Dell 3007WFP)?

HDMI - DVI cable.