[mythtv-users] StarTech Capture device

[Eric Sharkey]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
<gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
> ....
>> I thought most of these gaming systems didn't use HDCP when gaming.
>
> [FD: I have never owned a gaming system, so I am taking
> the words of others.]
>
> As I understand it, the PS4 when it came out only did HDCP.
> As some individuals self worth was apparently entirely based
> on their ability to show others how good they were at games,
> they had to find alternatives.

In an age where Twitch.tv can sell for nearly a billion dollars, this
may be an overly harsh personal assessment on your part.  Watching
other people play games has been popular for as long as there's been
TV.  That it now includes video games an not just hurling inflated
pigs across the grass seems to be a sign of the times.  I know my kids
probably spend more time watching other people play games on YouTube
than actually playing them themselves.

> A firmware update from Sony
> allowed HDCP to be turned on or off, as required, so that they
> could record their games (or watch protected video, but not
> at the same time).  But it was not always so.

Ok, I had just assumed otherwise.  Even my Roku turns HDCP on and off
depending on what it's showing.  I had an old HDMI switch which did
not support HDCP.  Contrary to Matt's statement, it only passed the
audio decrypted (does HDCP even encrypt audio?).  The video changed to
solid purple.  I had it switching between a Wii U and the Roku.  The
Wii U went through just fine, as did the Roku as long as it wasn't
playing protected content.  It was from this that I assumed all
consoles didn't encrypt games and only turned on HDCP selectively
(e.g. when used to play movies).

Eric