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Windows 8 - Media Center DisplayPort HDCP support nonexistent
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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:
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
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Anonymous
2014-04-27T16:33:54+00:00 -
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2014-04-29T01:35:57+00:00 I solved my problem. My cable service got so bad with high compression and weak signal that I gave up. I traded my cable card tuners for the hardware compression h.264 SD models. I now record from my local air channels and stream over my htpc. I have had the best experience with this since I first started with Vista MC. The best part is there is no encryption to deal with and I can record from my HTPC to a shared drive and watch on every tablet and computer in the house. I think I would have changed even if MS had fixed HDCP on the Display port hardware. My picture is so much better and the streaming to other devices is seamless. I like that Netflix integrates with MC. I just wish more internet TV options would integrate. I tried the TUNER FREE TV app but it kept crashing.
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Anonymous
2014-06-15T05:30:25+00:00 So M$ has still refused to fix this issue. I don't know who's running the show, but it's clear they're a bunch of fools. They could've had the best HTPC platform (to kill apple tv or roku) with a little effort, but instead they're letting it die. So for those of you who want to watch DRM'd cablecard HDTV on a new laptop with displayport instead of lvds the only solution is to buy Power DVD and use its dtcp-ip with a home run prime. Of course this is live TV only but it's better than nothing. You could also rig up a slingbox to, for example, an xbox 360 extender to view on any device. That's about all the ideas I have.
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Anonymous
2014-08-20T23:09:48+00:00 It seems impossible to find any new laptop/tablet that complies with WMC's implementation of HDCP. If this isn't fixed soon, only desktops and external monitors will be able to view WMC TV.
I have this same issue with my desktop machine. Yet another reason microsoft is losing sales.
Luckily my monitor has multi-ports so my DVI-D is working fine.
also, the software from HDHomeRun plays just fine with display port, it's just it has no media center features.
Hopefully they fix media center soon.
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Anonymous
2014-10-05T21:50:06+00:00 Everyone should install the W10 preview and send feedback on this issue. This is probably the only time they would look at allocating resources to fix this issue.