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HDCP DVI

I have a HD satalite receiver with a DVI HDCP output.My TV has a DVI input that does not support HDCP. The TV will accept 480P via the DVI input but not 720 or 1080.Is there an inline converter that will let me watch HDTV via the DVI cable? My TV will accept a video card with HDCP but the card cost $800.Is there a significantly better picture via the DVI connection verses a component video connection with a set of $300 cables?
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edesilva
768 posts
 
I like the DVI better than the component input on my TV. Unfortunately, there is no box that will convert DVI/HDCP to DVI in the clear. The whole point of HDCP is to prevent such things...
rwwear
2,847 posts
 
I have seen a lot of instances where the component video looked better than the DVI input.
edesilva
768 posts
 
I may have implied too much. On my TV, with HD source material, DVI looks better. Rwwear is right--it varies depending on the monitor and whether, in essence, the D/A conversion is better in your source or your monitor. There are a lot of people that maintain that standard def sources on a HD set look better, in fact, through s-video, since there is some inherent blurring that takes place.
thedautch
329 posts
 
If you have to use component vid, may I suggest Tara Labs RSC cables. They're $300 for a meter, but can generally be had for around $225 or so. In a direct comparison vis-a-vis DVI, I really could hardly tell any difference.

Cheaper component cables, by contrast, failed pretty miserably compared to a good DVI cable.
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