What does HDCP 2 2 mean?

What does HDCP 2 2 mean?

HDCP 2.2 If you do want 4k content, every device in your video chain must have HDCP 2.2. HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. HDCP requires that each HDMI connection establish a unique link between the two devices, often called a handshake.

What is HDCP and why is it important?

This becomes important as we explore what HDCP 2.2 brings to the table. If you do want 4k content, every device in your video chain must have HDCP 2.2. HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. HDCP requires that each HDMI connection establish a unique link between the two devices, often called a handshake.

What does HDCP mean for Blu-ray players?

HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. HDCP requires that each HDMI connection establish a unique link between the two devices, often called a handshake. This “handshake” trades encrypted codes between the devices so that you can’t plug your Blu-ray player into a recorder and rip a copy.

What is the HDCP policy for HDMI outputs?

One of the most common is the HDCP policy for HDMI outputs (see CR 3.6.5). Depending on the value the License Server sets for this policy, which may be 100, 250, 270, 300 (see CR 6.7), the client must try to engage, or must engage HDCP on the HDMI outputs when playing back on these outputs.