Windows 8 - Media Center DisplayPort HDCP support nonexistent

Anonymous
2012-11-15T15:51:20+00:00

This feedback was provided under Windows 7, however action has not been taken to correct this issue for Windows 8 either.

ERROR:

Display driver error – the video playback device does not support playback of protected content.

ISSUE:

Media Center with a CableCard tuner doesn't work at all on DisplayPort, because DisplayPort is not detected as HDCP compliant by Media Center. CableLabs Certifited DisplayPort as HDCP compliant but Media Center still hasn't been updated and it still thinks that it's not compliant.

REQUEST:

Requesting Microsoft to produce a patch so that DisplayPort is detected as HDCP compliant by Media Center.

Supporting Documentation:

Microsoft Support Article documenting this issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2392252 

CableLabs clarification that DisplayPort is indeed supported:

http://www.cablelabs.com/specifications/ecns/opencablehw/OCUR-N-12.1788-1.docx  

Digital Content Protection FAQ listing HDCP compliant connections:

http://www.digital-cp.com/faqs

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-15T12:47:20+00:00

    AlanMixon -- now that's a positive surprise.  Before Microsoft could intentionally ignore the problem because it only hurt buyers of Apple products.  But now you're saying even their own product fail?  If so, they might have to address it before too many years pass by.  Maybe it'll be fixed in my lifetime???   ;-)

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-12T16:16:00+00:00

    +1

    Tired of not being able to watch TV w/ my AMD 7950 on one of my side monitors which use display port.

    Fix your software MS. We paid good money for either Windows 8 or the addon pack, and would like it working like it is supposed to. Soon as there is another OS that supports cablecard you'll be losing lots of people if you continue to abandon your product like this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-11T02:53:29+00:00

    Yes, please do fix this AND especially in the case of an the internal display in MacBook Pro laptops which are HDCP compliant but not recognized as such by Windows.

    In my configuration, Windows Media Center for Windows 8 is unable to function at all in my Windows 8 Bootcamp partition of my MacBook Pro 15/Retina hardware when the laptop's internal screen is the [only] active one.  It makes no sense to me that it won't recognize this HDCP-capable internal screen.  The bug needs to be fixed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-22T05:34:25+00:00

    This issue needs to be addressed, there are many people experiencing the same problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-12-15T16:31:26+00:00

    I second this request.  Please update WMC8 to allow video playback on my internal DisplayPort monitor (Dell XPS One 27).  I paid $69 to buy the Windows 8 ProPack so I could watch television through WMC through my cablecard tuner, but it is effectively worthless insofar as I can only view local channels that are marked "copy freely."  Please take care of your customers, Microsoft!

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