newb dvi question

[katellite]

the question is about whether hdmi -> dvi via adaptor cables still work on the vip622 (and other dish hd receivers) provided the tv is non-hdcp. Does dish now encrypt digital signals, or have they said when they will begin to do so?

 

[parabolico]

hdmi to dvi should work since the only data you will be loosing is the audio data , wich you will patch analogue using rca cables anyway. encryption takes place at the reciever end, not the tv.

 

[katellite]

thanks for the reply, so basically what I take from what you say is that unlike HD-DVD & Blu-Ray standalone players, the HDMI output on any dish receiver doesn't have HDCP enabled.

 

[steve4810]

thanks for the reply, so basically what I take from what you say is that unlike HD-DVD & Blu-Ray standalone players, the HDMI output on any dish receiver doesn't have HDCP enabled.

I'd like to hear the answer to this too.

 

[parabolico]

HDCP is part of the DVI/HDMI standards and is therefore present in all E*recievers. wheather HDCP is enabled depends on the specific program being watched at the discretion of the copyrigth holder.
HDCP is more of a copy protection scheme rather than a content control scheme , sorta like macrovision on vhs and current DVD. you should be able to use DVI monitor to watch certain HDCP encripted content but not to record it to PVR for example.

there is a very good article on HDCP on wiki
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[katellite]

HDCP is part of the DVI/HDMI standards and is therefore present in all E*recievers. wheather HDCP is enabled depends on the specific program being watched at the discretion of the copyrigth holder.
HDCP is more of a copy protection scheme rather than a content control scheme , sorta like macrovision on vhs and current DVD. you should be able to use DVI monitor to watch certain HDCP encripted content but not to record it to PVR for example.

there is a very good article on HDCP on wiki
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^ much of this is general knowledge. Many DVI displays do not support HDCP, which came around afterwards. There is another issue as well: HDCP doesn't apply to 'analog' component video output which currently can also display all E* broadcasted HD resolutions.

There is reason to wonder when (and for what) HDCP is enabled.

 

[tnsprin]

^ much of this is general knowledge. Many DVI displays do not support HDCP, which came around afterwards. There is another issue as well: HDCP doesn't apply to 'analog' component video output which currently can also display all E* broadcasted HD resolutions.

There is reason to wonder when (and for what) HDCP is enabled.

HDCP was there early. Most DVI TV's support it. Some Displays, originally meant for computers, do not.

HDCP is enabled on some shows particularly on premium channels such as HBO.

 

[katellite]

thanks,

any more detailed info on what HDCP is enabled for is appreciated.

Also, even if HDCP is not enabled, there is a question of whether the receiver hdmi output would even show up on a non-hdcp-compliant display.