2011-10-21, 00:32
My first post. Hello, I'm Luke.
I've been using xbmc on an old xbox for some time now. I would like to step up to watching HD content, and after thinking about it for a couple of years, I'm getting close to picking out my components.
I will be needing more than just an htpc, as my system is aging and my receiver is lacking hdmi switching.
I was going to buy an onkyo TX-NR809 and while looking at the manual I ran across something that might be a showstopper:
"The AV receiver supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)*2, a copy-protection system for digital
video signals. Other devices connected to the AV receiver via HDMI must also support HDCP."
I'm very new to this game, but would a HTPC meet this criteria if i run xbmc on windows? is this a hardware thing or a software thing?
I also have an older JVC DILA tv with 1 hdmi port... would there be any issues with that?
I apologize for what is probably a newb question. I've built 10 pc's but never a htpc, and i dont want to plop down all of this money and run into issues that fight me the whole way. I would like for this to be fun.
Thanks in advance
I've been using xbmc on an old xbox for some time now. I would like to step up to watching HD content, and after thinking about it for a couple of years, I'm getting close to picking out my components.
I will be needing more than just an htpc, as my system is aging and my receiver is lacking hdmi switching.
I was going to buy an onkyo TX-NR809 and while looking at the manual I ran across something that might be a showstopper:
"The AV receiver supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)*2, a copy-protection system for digital
video signals. Other devices connected to the AV receiver via HDMI must also support HDCP."
I'm very new to this game, but would a HTPC meet this criteria if i run xbmc on windows? is this a hardware thing or a software thing?
I also have an older JVC DILA tv with 1 hdmi port... would there be any issues with that?
I apologize for what is probably a newb question. I've built 10 pc's but never a htpc, and i dont want to plop down all of this money and run into issues that fight me the whole way. I would like for this to be fun.
Thanks in advance