HDCP stripper – HOWTO remove HDCP from HDMI signal
I recently encountered an issue where my DirecTV HDMI output was unusable on my new LCD. Thankfully, the following HDMI HDCP stripper allowed me to watch on my monitor 🙂
NOTE: The best price I could find was $19.95 on Amazon with free shipping and if you need the extra HDMI cable, they have them for ~$5.49.
The process is very simple:
- Connect power to the HDCP stripper
- Connect first HDMI cable from DirecTV receiver to “HDMI INPUT” on the stripper
- Connect second HDMI cable from the stripper’s “HDMI OUTPUT 1” to the HDMI port on the LCD monitor
- Enjoy the high quality image! 🙂
In other words, HDMI source -> HDCP splitter/stripper -> HDMI monitor/LCD
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Enjoy your game or movie! 🙂
Saw your post on twitter. I have this stripper myself and FYI it also works to strip hdcp for PS4. Game on!
xoxoxo
Hi Mindy,
That is great news! My buddy Chad just got a new PS4 so I will have to let him know if he encounters any issues.
Thanks for commenting and have a great day 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you for this! Worked a trick for me. Now nothing can keep me from viewing!
Hi GoGo,
Thank you kindly for your comment 🙂
I am very glad this tip helped you watch your content!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Why did u need strip the HDMI at all?
Hi Zachi,
I have an old monitor that does not support the “High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection” (HDCP) system that many satellite and cable TV devices use with their HDMI outputs. A stripper helps remove the HDCP portion of the digital signal so I can utilize my old school monitor with newer content.
Best regards,
-J.D.
What is the power source for the stripper? Is it USB?
Can you connect a single non-HDCP monitor into an HDMI output or do you need to connect at least one HDCP compliant device to one of the HDMI outputs to allow the other to support a non-HDCP compliant monitor?
Hi Daryl!
Thank you for your great questions about this HDCP stripper. Here are the anwsers:
#1 It uses a small power supply that plugs into the wall (I will try to check the voltage, there is a chance it is 5V in which case you could use a USB cable to barrel plug to power it)
#2 When I used mine, it did not require a HDCP device (i.e. you could hook up a single non-HDCP monitor and it worked fine)… I don’t think they have changed anything about the adapter, but your mileage may vary (thankfully Amazon does have a good return policy if you encounter any issues).
Please let me know if you have any other questions and have a great day Daryl! 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.