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Cheetah
3
Dec 28, 2017
I checked with Sony and this Player does not support HDCP 2.2. 4K televisions are starting to come out with HDCP 2.2 security. If you get equipment that does not support HDCP 2.2 then you will not be able to use it will the newer 4K televisions. You will only get a blank screen when you play a disc on the attached equipment. I obtained one of the LG 4K's recently from Massdrop and found this problem.
silverthornne
279
Dec 28, 2017
CheetahI'm not sure I follow. It is the content that dictates the HDCP level that you need, not the TV set. If a TV supports HDCP 2.2, that means it should support content all the way down from 2.2. An HDCP 2.0 player, playing HDCP 2.0 content or below should not be an issue.
For the record, I don't know of any content requiring HDCP 2.2 yet and very few sites even mention if this player supports HDCP 2.2 ( though a few did include data stating that this player does support 2.2).
Cheetah
3
Dec 28, 2017
silverthornneFrom crutchfield.com: "HDCP 2.2 is a technology designed to prevent illegal copying of 4K Ultra HD content. Every link in your video chain must support HDCP 2.2 — your TV, video source, and any component the video signal passes through. If one does not, you won't see a 4K picture. HDMI 2.0 is also required for TVs and components to be able to pass 4K video. But you can't assume that every device that has HDMI 2.0 will also support HDCP 2.2. "
When I hook up my laptop to the LG TV HDMI port and then play a HD video DVD, the screen on the LG TV goes blank but on my old 1080i TV everything is fine.
silverthornne
279
Dec 29, 2017
CheetahYou're talking about a laptop and a TV, not this player. There are a myriad of things that can have an influence when doing a laptop to display hook up, such as external monitor mode (Mirror, Extended, Surround), drivers (in some cases), settings on the video card, the video card drivers, whether you have the proper CODEC (your video player may blank because you don't have a proper CODEC for 4K playback but work in a 1080i TV because you do have have a CODEC for that, etc).
All I know is that this player gets pretty good reviews across the board and that HDCP 2.2 sets do work with HDCP 2.0 sources and lower.
cross
128
Dec 30, 2017
CheetahI have a Sony Bravia XBR930D, the 2016 4K UHD HDR model which supports HDCP 2.2 through the HDMI ARC port I'm currently using. I run the UBP-X800 to an older Denon receiver which passes the video through from the Blu-ray to the TV. I'm pretty sure the Denon receiver I'm using does not support HDCP 2.2. But everything works fine on each of the older DVD's, the brand new 4K HDR Blu-rays (purchased new at BB, newest current industry security standards), and the online 4K HDR streaming services I have tried so far.
From Crutchfield's 'Specs' for the UBP-X800;
2 HDMI outputs for separating audio and video signals "VIDEO" HDMI output is HDMI 2.0a (connected 4K TV and/or receiver must have an HDCP 2.2-compatible HDMI input, and must have HDMI 2.0a to support HDR) "AUDIO" HDMI input does not output video signal
(https://www.crutchfield.com/S-uZHIY6LrVLN/p_158X800/Sony-UBP-X800.html)
So the statement that this UBP-X800 Video output is HDMI 2.0a (connected 4K TV and/or receiver must have an HDCP 2.2 compatible input, and must have HDMI 2.0a to support HDR) would seem to indicate that the UBP-X800 is capable of passing HDCP 2.2 compliant content through to HDCP 2.2 HDMI inputs on other devices. Mine seems to do so.
I suspect that 'Cheetah' is misreading the statement he's quoted as meaning that to be capable of supporting HDCP 2.2 content requires a Blu-ray player to have HDCP 2.2 HDMI outputs. But it doesn't mean that. It means that some devices can support, i.e. read, play, and output HDCP content through a HDCP 2.0a HDMI output port but the other devices, specifically mentioned are receiver and TV, have to have an HDCP 2.2 compliant HDMI input port to receive and display it.
cross
128
Dec 30, 2017
CheetahBTW....you can also use something like; https://www.amazon.com/Expert-Connect-Repeater-Extender-Ultra/dp/B01MSP4URJ It will take the HDCP 2.2 signal and make it compatible with lower versions of HDCP inputs.
DonnieDelaware
17
Jan 12, 2018
CheetahI received my 4K player last night, connected it to my Denon receiver (supports HDCP 2.2), which is connected to my Vizio P-55 (HDMI 5). I had no issues with this player. I watched the Revenant in 4K last night, and it was glorious.