HDMI switch ignore hdcp 1.4?

[Gershy13]

Does anyone know of a way to get a HDMI switch to ignore the hdcp of the ps4? or upconvert it to hdcp 2.2? I just want the shield tv to have 4k60 with surround sound, and the ps4 to have 1080p60 also with surround sound. The shield also needs to be able to play netflix and amazon prime in 4k.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Switches are generally pass-through devices. They shouldn't be doing any processing, otherwise you introduce latency.

 

Also you can turn off HDCP on the PS4.

[Gershy13]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

Switches are generally pass-through devices. They shouldn't be doing any processing, otherwise you introduce latency.

 

Also you can turn off HDCP on the PS4.

So if i get a switch that passes through hdmi 2.0b hdr 4k hdcp 2.2 from my shield tv, connecting the ps4 wont affect anything? and if i turn hdcp off on the ps4, it wont affect any games? I wont be using the ps4 for any media other than games.

[Mira Yurizaki]

3 minutes ago, Gershy13 said:

So if i get a switch that passes through hdmi 2.0b hdr 4k hdcp 2.2 from my shield tv, connecting the ps4 wont affect anything?

I should back up. Switches may be compliant up to a certain HDMI and HDCP version. If your switch is only good for HDMI 1.4 and whatever HDCP, it will only work for that version and any device that supports a newer version will dumb itself down to that.

 

I forgot I had a problem with my PS4 Pro unable to do any fancy pants stuff because the switch I have was HDMI 1.4 compatible and the PS4 Pro was outputting HDMI 2.0

3 minutes ago, Gershy13 said:

and if i turn hdcp off on the ps4, it wont affect any games? I wont be using the ps4 for any media other than games.

Yes. Sony implemented a switch specifically so people could record games.

[Gershy13]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

I should back up. Switches may be compliant up to a certain HDMI and HDCP version. If your switch is only good for HDMI 1.4 and whatever HDCP, it will only work for that version and any device that supports a newer version will dumb itself down to that.

 

I forgot I had a problem with my PS4 Pro unable to do any fancy pants stuff because the switch I have was HDMI 1.4 compatible and the PS4 Pro was outputting HDMI 2.0

Yes. Sony implemented a switch specifically so people could record games.

thanks, the switch will be capable of HDMI 2.0, its just that the ps4 isnt? So by turning it off on the ps4, everything should be ok?

[Mira Yurizaki]

2 minutes ago, Gershy13 said:

thanks, the switch will be capable of HDMI 2.0, its just that the ps4 isnt? So by turning it off on the ps4, everything should be ok?

The switch should be backwards compatible with older HDMI or HDCP versions.

[Gershy13]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

The switch should be backwards compatible with older HDMI or HDCP versions.

yeah but will it stop the tv from allowing a hdcp 2.2 signal in full 4k?

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Gershy13 said:

yeah but will it stop the tv from allowing a hdcp 2.2 signal in full 4k?

It shouldn't.

[Gershy13]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

It shouldn't.

thanks, its amazon so i can return even if it doesnt... hoping it does.

[Gershy13]

13 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

It shouldn't.

Quick question, I'm planning to get a splitter also, if one output goes to the TV, it'll be 4k hdcp 2.2, but the other will go to a hdmi decoder box, but that only supports hdmi 1.4 and hdcp 1.4. will that affect the TV?

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Gershy13 said:

Quick question, I'm planning to get a splitter also, if one output goes to the TV, it'll be 4k hdcp 2.2, but the other will go to a hdmi decoder box, but that only supports hdmi 1.4 and hdcp 1.4. will that affect the TV?

Yes. If the output is 1.4, then it doesn't matter what you input into it.

[Gershy13]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Yes. If the output is 1.4, then it doesn't matter what you input into it.

I'm confused. The output of the splitter is 2.0b/hdcp2.2, and it'll go into a TV that is the same (2.0b/hdcp2.2) and the other port into a decoder that takes hdmi 1.4/hdcp 1.4

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Gershy13 said:

I'm confused. The output of the splitter is 2.0b/hdcp2.2, and it'll go into a TV that is the same (2.0b/hdcp2.2) and the other port into a decoder that takes hdmi 1.4/hdcp 1.4

Oh. Well in that case, no. The TV doesn't care what it receives or what the device is also connected to. All it cares about is what signal it gets.

[Gershy13]

13 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Oh. Well in that case, no. The TV doesn't care what it receives or what the device is also connected to. All it cares about is what signal it gets.

Ok thanks, so it'll still get the full signal while the other decoder box gets the lower Res Signal?

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Gershy13 said:

Ok thanks, so it'll still get the full signal while the other decoder box gets the lower Res Signal?

In theory, yes.

 

I'm assuming you're doing this:

PS4    --                           ---- TV
         |-- Switch -- Splitter -- |
Shield --                           ---- Decoder

 

[Gershy13]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

In theory, yes.

 

I'm assuming you're doing this:

PS4    --                           ---- TV
         |-- Switch -- Splitter -- |
Shield --                           ---- Decoder

 

That doesn't show up well but ok.

I'm doing 

PS4 -                                      TV

             Switch -  Splitter -

Shield -                                  Decoder

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Gershy13 said:

That doesn't show up well but ok.

I'm doing 

PS4 -                                      TV

             Switch -  Splitter -

Shield -                                  Decoder

Then ya. Assuming everything accepts HDMI 2.0 up until the TV/Decoder side, it should work.

[Gershy13]

39 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Then ya. Assuming everything accepts HDMI 2.0 up until the TV/Decoder side, it should work.

Thanks, I'll have to give it a try, and I'll try and keep everything as much as I can Amazon cos returns are free...