Conversation started Oct 25, 2013 at 16:03.
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
Oct 25, 2013 16:03
Nah I got an HDCP stripper
allquixotic
allquixotic
oh
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
And the PS Vita sadly lacks an HDMI out when the PSP had component out
allquixotic
allquixotic
I don't own a console so the only advantage of having a HDCP stripper for me would be for Netflix, but I don't intend to publish movie recuts or anything like that -- when I do upload to youtube, it's always game footage
and games don't HDCP themselves
(yet?!)
Hennes
Hennes
They might. And then you can buy the DLC for HighResOutput. ;-)
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
PS3 is HDCP for games for no apparent reason. PS4 won't be I think. Doesn't matter anymore though, my $20 hong kong HDMI splitters crack it
allquixotic
allquixotic
Oct 25, 2013 16:05
oh right, so I just gave EA a new idea for Battlefield 5
make it HDCP encrypted
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
Not sure HDCP makes any sense for a PC game anyway
If you're going to record it you'll record it on the PC itself, not tapping the wire
Hennes
Hennes
Sense (common or otherwise) is not required when in marketing.
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
It's more IP goonery than marketing
allquixotic
allquixotic
@BenBrocka but HDCP on a computer prevents you from recording it "on the PC itself"
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
I'm honestly surprised Sony's removing HDCP from games on the PS4. I love their gaming branch, but they're also an entertainment company
allquixotic
allquixotic
Oct 25, 2013 16:07
it encrypts the video framebuffer all the way through the system to the output
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
@allquixotic Oh, would it? Huh. I wouldn't have thought it would affect stuff like Fraps
HDCP's a massive joke anyway
allquixotic
allquixotic
it does
try to FRAPS Netflix :P
or Amazon Unbox
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
I don't even really care about the entertainment part of HDCP. But when it prevents me from recording fair use video game footage...ugh
Hennes
Hennes
Well, DHCP is just for movies. It (and HDMI) should never have moved to the PC.
allquixotic
allquixotic
@BenBrocka you know how it is with these people: their first goal is to prevent you from doing anything you might like to do with their content; their second goal is to then learn what things you'd like to do, and let you do them for an additional charge
Hennes
Hennes
Oct 25, 2013 16:10
But I am rather biased. I do not like how apple forces things, but I like their DP options. More than HDMI
Bloody expensive apple
Bloody expensive clippy style "this is the only way. Thou shalt use this"
Bloody nice hardware though
(ok, enough use of bloody)
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
I'm fine with HDMI. It is SO hackable. Switches, splitters, strippers, capture cards. Can't do that with DVI
at least not that I'm aware of. I haven't tried nearly as hard
Hennes
Hennes
uhm. No need to hack DVI. No encryption to hack
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
Yeah but I can't run 5 DVI outputs to a single input and split that single to two monitors and a capture card
allquixotic
allquixotic
@Hennes except when HDCP content refuses to play to anything but an HDCP device
there's also such a thing as HDCP over DVI
it exists
Hennes
Hennes
That is rather exotic usage.
@allquixotic Damn. I did not know that.
Ben Brocka
Ben Brocka
Oct 25, 2013 16:13
It's actually extremely useful for recording
Also switching inputs on TV is a pain in the ass, I prefer my switch even if I weren't recording
might run one monitor on HDMI just so I can split it to the TV. Steam Big Picture on a separate monitor is a massive pain
Big Picture's just like "Oh? Output to your TV? Excuse me while I completely ruin your desktop icons and reorder your monitors"
 
Conversation ended Oct 25, 2013 at 16:15.