Hdcp enabled?

Question

what does it mean on a TV when it is HDCP enabled and what if it is not enabled what are the consquences and if it is not enable can you make it enabled?

Thanks

Answer 1

High Def Copy Protection - this is built into the HDMI specification.

Without HDCP - your new BluRay player, your HD cable box or your HD sat box may down-convert the video to 480 because it does not trust that the TV is a display only device.

This is to thwart all the pirates that would take a HD movie, and use it to make DVD, VHS or VideoCD's and flood the Asia and European markets.

So you DONT want HDCP - buy you have to have it to avoid problems with copy protection in future devices & movies.