HDCP Dongle stipper?

travisbickle · 17 Sep 2008 at 15:48

IS there one available anywhere?

I want to be able to play [official] Blu-ray discs on my NEC 20.1" non-HDCP compliant monitor.

philjohn · 17 Sep 2008 at 15:57

HDFury, outputs as VGA.

travisbickle · 17 Sep 2008 at 15:58

There's nothing that outputs as DVI-D?

amkan13 · 17 Sep 2008 at 17:03

HDfury2 should be coming out soon, thats hdmi-->component or vga

Nothing outputs as DVI-D, without an extra stage of conversion (vga to dvi-d converter for example). These has to be digital-analog conversion to strip out the HDCP, while still complying to HDCP rules as I understand. As long as you keep the analog part as short as possible and use good quality connectors, you're minimizing analog losses to get good picture quality, although inevitably there will always be some.

travisbickle · 17 Sep 2008 at 17:06

What is the alternative?

Software strippers? How do they work and are they as effective as the hardware option?

Is there a plug-in for Windows Media Player for example?

philjohn · 17 Sep 2008 at 17:59

travisbickle said:
What is the alternative?

Software strippers? How do they work and are they as effective as the hardware option?

Is there a plug-in for Windows Media Player for example?

I believe there's an app called AnyDVD, but as it's software I'm sure at some point it'll be detected and disabled by cyberlink et al.

A hardware dongle is the only way to go, as it simply adds an HDCP capable input to your legacy monitor for all intents and purposes. Bunging VGA straight into the back of your monitor should see no noticable defects to the human eye, unless your A/D converter isn't very good.

travisbickle · 17 Sep 2008 at 18:11

I really don't understand the reason behind the restrictions.

Why can there not be a DVI - DVI interface?

philjohn · 17 Sep 2008 at 21:22

travisbickle said:
I really don't understand the reason behind the restrictions.

Why can there not be a DVI - DVI interface?

Because the lawyers who mandated HDCP be produced decreed it as such - it's not a cost thing on the part of HDFury, in fact, it would cost less (no D/A converter would be needed).

Unfortunately DRM is the bitter pill you have to swallow for HD content, if you don't like that you'll need to find other sources of entertainment.

Kalpsn2000 · 17 Sep 2008 at 22:52

You can use Slysoft's AnyDVD HD to remove the HDCP.

It does a great job. Just runs in the background and removes the HDCP on the fly. Works on all my HD DVD's.

elroberto · 17 Sep 2008 at 23:39

Kalpsn2000 said:
You can use Slysoft's AnyDVD HD to remove the HDCP.

It does a great job. Just runs in the background and removes the HDCP on the fly. Works on all my HD DVD's.

It works like a charm. Also removes region coding so you can watch any Region locked discs from America too.