DirecTV Blocks HBO Over HDMI (without HDCP)

[BoredSysAdmin]

DirecTV Blocks HBO Over HDMI (without HDCP) - Zatz Not Funny!

 

[jonnythan]

Vaguely amusing. I wonder what the point of this is. They can't be expecting to stop people from recording HBO shows/movies.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Vaguely amusing. I wonder what the point of this is. They can't be expecting to stop people from recording HBO shows/movies.

they can't, but they will (most likely) f*%% with the dirty pirates (aka owners of older TVs) to downscale the resolution of source on analog connections....

Especially since HD component capture devices cost barely $200 unlike back 4-5 years then entry price was a device from Blackmagic with price over $1000

Analog sunset begins, all the new Blu-ray players will only output HD via HDMI -- Engadget

 

[TLS Guy]

DirecTV Blocks HBO Over HDMI (without HDCP) - Zatz Not Funny!

I wonder what HDCP versions are included.

My TVs are five years old, a little over. The say verifying HDMI on start up. The manual is silent about HDCP codes, but I think it has the initial handshake codes.

I have just found out some TVs have HDMI outputs, mainly for powering powered sound bars. I suspect if that is the case there are now TVs with repeater architecture out there. I hope we don't all have to go out and get devices with repeater HDMI output and TVs with same.

That will be a huge pain. I'm afraid its moving in that direction.

I just bought a Panasonic BD player for downstairs, and there are no component outputs, which I understand BD players are no longer allowed to have, at least by 2013 they can't.

This situation is out of hand.